The Republican Party ( ro, Partidul Republican, PR) was a

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. In 1993 it merged with two other parties to create the

Party of Social Democracy in Romania The Social Democratic Party ( ro, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is the largest social democratic political party in Romania and also the largest overall political party in the country, aside from European Parliament level, where it is the seco ...

(PSDR), although some dissatisfied members created a party with the same name later the same year.

History

The Republican Party contested the 1990 general elections as part of the

Alliance for Romanian Unity The Alliance for Romanian Unity ( ro, Alianța pentru Unitatea Românilor, AUR) was a political alliance in Romania. History The AUR was formed as an alliance of the Republican Party (PR) and the Romanian National Unity Party (PUNR). It receiv ...

(AUR), a

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formed with the

Romanian National Unity Party The Romanian National Unity Party ( ro, Partidul Unităţii Naţionale a Românilor, PUNR) was a nationalist political party in Romania between 1990 and 2006. History The PUNR was the first nationalist party in post-communist Romania, created ...

(PUNR). The alliance received 2.1% of the

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vote, winning nine seats. It also received 2.2% of the

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vote, winning two seats.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp1599–1600 However, all of the seats were taken by the PUNR. The Republican Party contested the 1992 general elections alone, receiving 1.6% of the Chamber vote and failing to win a seat.1992 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies
University of Essex

History

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Presidential elections

References