The New Generation Party – Christian Democratic (''Partidul Noua Generație - Creștin Democrat'', PNGCD; formerly ''Partidul Noua Generație'', PNG) was a

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. Created in 2000 as a

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grouping around former

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Viorel Lis, it was taken over in January 2004 by businessman Gigi Becali (owner of

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), who became its leader. Its ideology has since changed to extreme nationalism and Orthodox Christianity. Since then, it has pursued a radically nationalistic, xenophobic and homophobic scheme. In the 2004 legislative elections, PNG won 2.2% of the popular vote but no seats in the

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and

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. For the

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, the PNGCD forged an electoral alliance with the far-right Greater Romania Party (PRM). PNGCD leader Becali was elected member of the European Parliament on the PRM list. The party's ideology under Becali's leadership is close to that of the pre-war fascist

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(or ''"Legionary Movement"''). It fuses nationalist mythology with Christian Orthodox conservatism. Becali is a self-declared follower of the Legionary Movement. The Romanian National Council for Combating Discrimination has repeatedly charged Becali with homophobic, sexist and discriminatory statements against Romani and other ethnic minorities. The

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has described the New Generation Party as an "extreme nationalist party" and noted the party's use of a slogan of the 1930s anti-Semitic Legionary Movement.International Religious Freedom Report 2006
US Department of State

Notable members

* Dan Pavel - executive president, former advisor of Gigi Becali, political science professor. * Alex Mihai Stoenescu - vice president, historian. * Marian Oprea - vice president, talk-show host (on DDTV) and owner of ''

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'' (international politics magazine).

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Notes: ¹ PNG-CD competed on PNL ballot.

Presidential elections

European elections

Notes: ¹ PNG-CD competed on PRM ballot.

References

External links

Official site
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