Social Liberal Humanist Party

Romanian political party
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The Social Liberal Humanist Party (Romanian: Partidul Umanist Social Liberal, PUSL), formerly Humanist Power Party (Social-Liberal) (Romanian: Partidul Puterii Umaniste (social-liberal), PPU-SL) is a centrist[4] to centre-left[citation needed] political party in Romania. It was founded in 2015 by members of the Conservative Party (PC) who did not want to merge with the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR), led by Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu.[5]

History

In the summer of 2015, the Conservative Party (PC), led by Daniel Constantin, merged with the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR), creating the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE).[6] At the same time, PC MEP Maria Grapini opposed this decision, criticizing the disappearance of the party's ideology and announced that she would join a new group, the Party of Humanist Power (PPU).

Controversy

In 2018, former Sector 4 mayor, Cristian Popescu Piedone join PPU and reentered politics,[7] having previously been prosecuted for the Colectiv nightclub fire back in 2015.[8] He was accounted responsible and in 2019 sentenced to 8 years in prison, but the sentence was not decisive and was attacked by the Bucharest Court of Appeal. With all the legal problems and controversy surrounding Piedone, PPU still endorsed him as candidate in the 2016 Romanian local elections for mayor of Sector 4[9] as well as in the 2020 Romanian local elections for mayor of Sector 5, winning the latter.[10]

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
20161 2,599 0.04
7 / 329
3,066 0.04
2 / 136
 12th  Extra-parliamentary endorsement for PSD-ALDE government (2017–2019)
Extra-parliamentary endorsement for PSD minority government (2019)
Extra-parliamentary opposition to PNL minority government (2019–2020)
Opposition to PNL minority government (2020)
20202 70,536 1.19
4 / 330
59,465 1.01
1 / 136
 9th  Extra-parliamentary opposition to PNL-USR PLUS-UDMR government
(2020–2021)
Opposition to PNL-USR PLUS-UDMR government (2021)
Opposition to PNL-UDMR minority government (2021)
Endorsing CNR government (2021–present)

Notes:

1 The MPs were elected on the PSD and ALDE lists.[11]

2 The MPs were elected on the PSD list.

Local elections

National results

Election County Councilors (CJ) Mayors Local Councilors (CL) Popular vote % Position
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2016 21,916 0.26
0 / 1,434
0 / 3,186
0 / 40,067
2020 64,232 0.79
0 / 1,340
58,680 0.73
3 / 3,176
48,578 0.68
170 / 39,900
64,232 0.79  10th 

Mayor of Bucharest

Election Candidate First round
Votes Percentage Position
2020 Gabriela Firea1 250,690
37.97%
 2nd 

Notes:

1 PSD candidate, Gabriela Firea, was endorsed by PPU

Presidential elections

Election Candidate First round Second round
Votes Percentage Position Votes Percentage Position
2019 Ramona Bruynseels 244,275
2.65%
 7th  not qualified

References

  1. ^ https://www.dw.com/ro/alegerile-locale-bucure%C8%99tiul-respir%C4%83-aerul-poluat-al-alian%C8%9Bei-psd-pnl/a-68689408
  2. ^ "Maria Grapini MEP". europarl.europa.eu.
  3. ^ "Grapini Maria". socialistsanddemocrats.eu.
  4. ^ "Romania".
  5. ^ "Calin Popescu Tariceanu To Run For Bucharest City Hall". romaniajournal.ro. 6 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Partidul rezultat din fuziunea PLR-PC se va numi ALDE și va candida independent la alegeri". mediafax.ro. 18 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Piedone a revenit în politică. Iată în ce partid!". dcnews.ro. 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Romanian prosecutors arrest local mayor over Bucharest nightclub fire". theguardian.com. 7 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Grapini a pierdut, Ghișe a câștigat. PPU-SL susține candidatura lui Cristian Popescu Piedone". Digi24.
  10. ^ "Cristian Popescu Piedone candidează din nou la funcția de primar, de data aceasta la Sectorul 5 / Piedone are o condamnare de 8 ani și 6 luni de închisoare în dosarul Colectiv". hotnews.ro. 3 June 2020.
  11. ^ "PPUSL a luat un deputat de la partidul lui Tăriceanu" (in Romanian). Digi24. 5 August 2020.

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