National Union PSD+PUR
The National Union PSD+PUR (Romanian: Uniunea Națională PSD+PUR) was an electoral alliance in Romania in 2004.
History
The alliance was formed between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Humanist Party of Romania (PUR) as a counterpart to the Justice and Truth Alliance PNL-PD, only for the 2004 legislative elections and Romanian presidential election.
The two parties - by then PSD and Conservative Party - also decided to form a political alliance for the 2008 general elections, called Alliance PSD+PC, reflecting the Humanist Party's change of name.
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 |
1st1 | 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) | ||||||||
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.
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 | 40.9% | 1st | 4,881,520 | 48.8% | 2nd |