Political party in Romania
The Socialist Party of Labour (Romanian : Partidul Socialist al Muncii , PSM ) was a left wing-nationalist political party in Romania . The party was labelled as neo-communist . It was founded on 16 November 1990. The chairman of the party was Ilie Verdeţ , former Communist Prime Minister between 1979 and 1982, under Secretary General Nicolae Ceaușescu .[ 1]
At the 1992 general election , the party obtained roughly 3% of votes and thus entered the parliament . Together with the Greater Romania Party (PRM), the PSM formed the "National Bloc" faction in the Romanian Senate . The PSM participated in the so-called Red Quadrilateral coalition that included Iliescu's Democratic National Salvation Front (FDSN), the Greater Romania Party (PRM; at that time national communist ), the Agrarian Democracy Party (PDAR), and the nationalist Romanian National Unity Party (PUNR).[ 2]
Later, the Socialist Party of Labour (PSM) gradually lost its influence. In July 2003, the party fused with the Social Democratic Party (PSD); members who objected to the fusion formed a splinter group, called the Socialist Alliance Party (PSR).
Electoral history
Legislative elections
Election
Chamber
Senate
Position
Aftermath
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
1992
328,283
3.03
347,658
3.18
8th
PDSR -PUNR -PRM -PSM government (1992–1996)
1996
262,563
2.15
265,659
2.16
8th
Extra-parliamentary opposition to CDR -USD -UDMR government (1996–2000)
2000
91,027
0.71
96,636
0.89
11th
Extra-parliamentary support for PDSR minority government (2000–2003)
Presidential elections
Election
Candidate
First round
Second round
Votes
Percentage
Position
Votes
Percentage
Position
1992
Did not compete
1996
Adrian Păunescu
87,163
0.7%
9th
2000
Ion Sasu
38,375
0.3%
11th
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