Romanian Socialist Party (2003)

The Romanian Socialist Party (Template:Langx, PSR) is a political party in Romania formed as the Socialist Alliance Party (PAS) in 2003. It developed out of the wing of the Socialist Party of Labour (PSM) that objected to the merger of PSM with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in July 2003 and wanted the PSM to continue as a socialist party. The Romanian authorities did not recognize this group as part of PSM, and instead it took the name Socialist Alliance Party.

After absorbing the United Left Party in 2009, the party merged into the Socialist Alternative Party in late 2013. In late 2014, the merged party changed its name to the Socialist Party of Romania, replacing the party of the same name defunct since 2013. The unregistered present day Romanian Communist Party (PCR; which has since gained registration after changing its name to the Communitarian Party of Romania) had argued that the PSR is a pseudo-communist party.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The then-PAS decided to rename itself the Romanian Communist Party at an extraordinary party congress in July 2010, placing itself in the tradition of the party of the same name founded in 1921. The renaming was however rejected by the Bucharest tribunal.

In 2013, it won 34 local seats. The party is led by a 165-member National Committee, a 60-member Directive Committee and a 60-member Executive Bureau. PSR was a founding member of the Party of the European Left.

Ideology

Unlike its predecessor, the Socialist Party of Labour, the Romanian Socialist Party is more progressive<ref name="auto1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> on social issues, supporting socialist feminism. However, much like its predecessor, it is nationalist and supports communist nostalgia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The party is against the current form of the European Union, considering it has brought Romania more negative consequences, and it rather suggests a Europe of Nations that would also include Russia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and even calls for European federalism.<ref name="auto2"/> Naturally, as most communist parties, it strongly rejects the Romanian membership in NATO.<ref name="auto2"/>

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election	Chamber			Senate			Position	Aftermath
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
2004	28,429	0.28	Template:Composition bar	37,019	0.36	Template:Composition bar	Template:Color box (as PAS)	Template:No2
							Template:No2
2008	did not compete	Template:No2 (2008–2009)
	Template:No2 (2009–2012)
	Template:No2 (2012)
2012	2,331	0.03	Template:Composition bar	2,171	0.03	Template:Composition bar	Template:Color box	Template:No2 (2013–2014)
							Template:No2 (2014)
							Template:No2 (2014–2015)
							Template:No2 (2015–2017)
2016	24,580	0.35	Template:Composition bar	32,808	0.47	Template:Composition bar	Template:Color box	Template:Partial (2017–2019)
							Template:No2 (2019)
							Template:No2 (2019–2020)
2020	19,693	0.33	Template:Composition bar	23,093	0.39	Template:Composition bar	Template:Color box	Template:No2 (2020–2021)

Local elections

Election	County Councilors (CJ)			Mayors			Local Councilors (CL)			Popular vote	%	Position
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
2020	3,223	0.04	Template:Composition bar	817	0.01	Template:Composition bar	1,361	0.02	Template:Composition bar	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:Color box

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	First round			Second round
		Votes	Percentage	Position	Votes	Percentage	Position
2004	did not compete
2009	Template:No2	43,684	Template:Percentage bar	Template:Color box	not qualified
2014	Template:No2	28,805	Template:Percentage bar	Template:Color box	not qualified
2019	did not compete
2024	did not compete

European elections

Election	Votes	Percentage	MEPs	Position	EU Party	EP Group
2007	28,484	0.55%	Template:Composition bar	Template:Color box (as PAS)	PEL	—
2009	did not compete				PEL	—
2014	did not compete				PEL	—
2019	40,135	0.44%	Template:Composition bar	Template:Color box	PEL	—
2024	37,1191	0.42%	Template:Composition bar	Template:Color box	PEL	—

Note:
¹ Socialist Romania Alliance members: PSR and PSDM (the party members did not achieve any mandates).

See also

• Communitarian Party of Romania
• Democracy and Solidarity Party

External links

• Party website