National Union PSD+PUR
The National Union PSD+PUR (Romanian: Uniunea Națională PSD+PUR) was an electoral alliance in Romania in 2004.[1]
History
The alliance was formed between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Humanist Party of Romania (PUR)[1] as a counterpart to the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA; PNL-PD), only for the 2004 legislative elections[2][3] and Romanian presidential election.
The two parties - by then PSD and Conservative Party (PC) - also decided to form a political alliance for the 2008 general elections, called Alliance PSD+PC, reflecting the Humanist Party's change of name.[4]
`Electoral history
Legislative elections
| Election | Chamber | Senate | Position | Aftermath | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| 2004 | 3,730,352 | 36.61 | 132 / 332
|
3,798,607 | 36.30 | 57 / 137
|
1st 1 | Alliance dismantled in December 2004 DA-PUR2-UDMR (until April 2007) PSD in opposition |
| PSD supported a minority PNL-UDMR government PC in opposition | ||||||||
| 2008 | 2,279,449 | 33.10 | 114 / 334
|
2,352,968 | 34.16 | 49 / 137
|
2nd (as PSD+PC)3 |
PDL-PSD government (until December 2009) PC in opposition |
| Opposition to PDL-UNPR-UDMR (until May 2012) | ||||||||
| USL government (until December 2012) | ||||||||
| Source: [2][4] | ||||||||
Notes:
1 National Union PSD+PUR members: PSD (46 senators and 113 deputies) and PUR (11 senators and 19 deputies).
2 Soon after the elections, PUR broke the alliance and switched sides, joining Justice and Truth Alliance (DA).
3 Alliance PSD+PC members: PSD (48 senators and 110 deputies) and PC (1 senator and 4 deputies).
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position | ||
| 2004 | Adrian Năstase | 4,278,864 | 1st | 4,881,520 | 2nd | ||
| Source: [5][6] | |||||||
References
- ^ a b "BBC Romanian". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ a b "IPU PARLINE database: ROMANIA (Camera Deputatilor), Elections in 2004". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ "Romania: Ruling Party Retains Thin Lead In Election". www.rferl.org. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ a b "IPU PARLINE database: ROMANIA (Camera Deputatilor) ELECTIONS IN 2008". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ Traynor, Ian (2004-12-13). "Romanian election too close to call". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ Tomiuc, Eugen (2008-04-08). "Romania: Basescu Wins Presidential Vote, Vows To Fight Corruption". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2026-03-20.