Romanian Social Democratic Party (1990–2001)


The Romanian Social Democratic Party was a social democratic political party in Romania. Founded in 1990, shortly after the fall of the Communist party rule in Romania in December 1989, it claimed to be the direct successor of the historical [Romanian Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Democratic Party (1927–1948)|Romanian Social Democratic Party] which existed between 1927 and 1948, until it merged with the Romanian Communist Party to create the Romanian Workers' Party.
Joining the Socialist International, the party entered alliances with the Democratic Party, and took part in the Romanian Democratic Convention governments of Victor Ciorbea, Radu Vasile, and Mugur Isărescu. The PSDR subsequently adhered to the Social Democratic Pole of Romania for the 2000 Romanian general election, and fused into the Social Democratic Party on 16 January 2001.
A minority wing opposed to the merger survived as Partidul Social Democrat "Constantin Titel Petrescu", later reforming itself as the Social-Democratic Workers' Party, but was eventually dissolved in 2013.

Notable members

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Notes:
1 The CDR members in 1992 were the following ones: the PNȚ-CD, the PAC, the PNL-AT, the PSDR, the PNL-CD, and the PER.
2 The members of the USD were the PD and the PSDR.
3 The members of the Social Democratic Pole of Romania were the following ones: the PDSR, the PSDR, and the PUR.
4 The PSDR merged with the Party of Social Democracy in Romania in 2001.

Presidential elections

Notes:
1 Emil Constantinescu was the common centre-right presidential candidate who was endorsed by the PSDR in 1992, as part of the CDR.
2 Petre Roman was the presidential candidate of the center-left alliance Social Democratic Union.
3 Ion Iliescu was the presidential candidate of the alliance Social Democratic Pole of Romania.