United Social Democratic Party (Romania)
United Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat Unit | |
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| Abbreviation | PSD Unit |
| President | Oana Crețu |
| Secretary-General | Michael-Dan Ujeucă |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Ideology | Social democracy Christian left Progressivism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colors | Purple |
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The United Social Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Social Democrat Unit, PSD Unit or PSDU) is a political party in Romania which follows a centre-left, social democratic and Christian democratic ideology.[1]
History
[edit]In the aftermath of the 2024 Romanian parliamentary election, the party attracted media attention due to its unusually high vote share for a minor party, which was assumed to be due to people voting for PSDU instead of the larger Social Democratic Party by mistake, as the two share very similar electoral symbols.[2][3][4]
In March 2025, the party registered party president Oana Crețu's candidacy for that year's presidential election.[5] The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) rejected her candidacy because only 197,194 of the 205,427 signatures submitted were deemed to be valid, less than the required 200,000.[6] Crețu and other party members claimed that the remaining signatures had been collected using a pen with heat-sensitive ink, and that they had disappeared due to improper storage conditions.[7] She called on the BEC to place the lists in the freezer in order to make the signatures visible, but her request was denied.[8]
Ideology
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The party is economically centre-left and socially progressive, and can also be described as Christian-social and pro-European.[9] It also presents itself as a youth-oriented party, campaigning on education reform and free school meals.[10][11] The party supports a universal basic income.[12]
Electoral results
[edit]Parliamentary elections
[edit]| Election year | Chamber votes | Chamber vote share | Chamber seats | Senate votes | Senate vote share | Senate seats | Status | Source |
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| 2024 | 177,137 | 0 / 331
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164,659 | 0 / 134
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Extra-parliamentary opposition | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ Partidul Social Democrat Unit (2024-02-06). Prin apariția PSDU își pierde PSD electoratul ?. Retrieved 2024-12-02 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Cine este PSD Unit, partidul care a luat din voturile principalului partid de guvernământ. „Escrocheria secolului, clone ale PSD prin siglă și nume"". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Cine este PSDU, partidul care a „furat" din voturile PSD cu o denumire și siglă asemănătoare". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ Dobrescu, Petre (2024-12-01). "Partidul PSD Unit, cu o siglă aproape identică, a luat din voturile PSD la alegerile parlamentare". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Oana Creţu (PDSU), Gelu Drăgan şi Constantin-Titian Filip şi-au depus candidaturile la BEC pentru alegerile prezidenţiale - HotNews.ro" (in Romanian). 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ "Decision no. 43D" (PDF) (in Romanian). 2025-03-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ Iana, Ciprian (2025-03-20). "O candidată la prezidențiale cere BEC să îi fie băgate listele la congelator după ce i-au „dispărut" semnăturile". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "Solicitare bizară a șefei PSDU: A cerut membrilor BEC să bage la congelator listele ei cu semnături pentru prezidențiale". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 2025-03-20. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "Cine este PSDU, partidul care a „furat" din voturile PSD cu o denumire și siglă asemănătoare". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Partidul acuzat că a luat din voturile PSD a promis pe TikTok că împarte șaorma: „Mâncare în școli și, bineînțeles, o șaorma"". www.antena3.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ Andreescu, Maria (2024-12-02). "VIDEO | Doamna Oana din București, femeia cu partidul care nu e PSD, dar are numele (+Unit), sigla și trandafirii cu care a "șterpelit" voturi de la PSD • Alegeri 2024". B365 (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "Alegeri parlamentare, 01 Decembrie 2024". prezenta.roaep.ro. Archived from the original on 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
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