United Social Democratic Party (Romania)

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United Social Democratic Party
Partidul Social Democrat Unit
AbbreviationPSDU
PresidentOana Crețu
Secretary-GeneralMichael-Dan Ujeucă
Founded2023 (2023)
Ideology Social democracy
Christian left
Progressivism
Pro-Europeanism
Nationalism
Political position Centre-left
Colors  Purple
White
Website
www.psdu.ro

The United Social Democratic Party (Romanian : Partidul Social Democrat Unit, PSD Unit or PSDU) is a political party in Romania which follows a centre-left, social democratic and Christian democratic ideology. [1]

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History

In the aftermath of the 2024 Romanian parliamentary election, the party attracted media attention due to its unusually high vote share for a minor party, which was assumed to be due to people voting for PSDU instead of the larger Social Democratic Party by mistake, as the two share very similar electoral symbols. [2] [3] [4]

In March 2025, the party registered party president Oana Crețu's candidacy for that year's presidential election. [5] The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) rejected her candidacy because only 197,194 of the 205,427 signatures submitted were deemed to be valid, less than the required 200,000. [6] Crețu and other party members claimed that the remaining signatures had been collected using a pen with heat-sensitive ink, and that they had disappeared due to improper storage conditions. [7] She called on the BEC to place the lists in the freezer in order to make the signatures visible, but her request was denied. [8]

Ideology

The party is economically centre-left and socially progressive, and can also be described as Christian-social and pro-European. [9] It also presents itself as a youth-oriented party, campaigning on education reform and free school meals. [10] [11] The party supports a universal basic income. [12]

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

Election yearChamber votesChamber vote shareChamber seatsSenate votesSenate vote shareSenate seatsStatusSource
2024 177,137
1.92%
0 / 331
164,659
1.78%
0 / 134
Extra-parliamentary opposition [13]

References

  1. ↑ Partidul Social Democrat Unit (2024-02-06). Prin apariția PSDU își pierde PSD electoratul ? . Retrieved 2024-12-02– via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Cine este PSD Unit, partidul care a luat din voturile principalului partid de guvernământ. „Escrocheria secolului, clone ale PSD prin siglă și nume"". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Cine este PSDU, partidul care a „furat" din voturile PSD cu o denumire și siglă asemănătoare". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  4. ↑ Dobrescu, Petre (2024-12-01). "Partidul PSD Unit, cu o siglă aproape identică, a luat din voturile PSD la alegerile parlamentare". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Oana Creţu (PDSU), Gelu Drăgan şi Constantin-Titian Filip şi-au depus candidaturile la BEC pentru alegerile prezidenţiale - HotNews.ro" (in Romanian). 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Decision no. 43D" (PDF) (in Romanian). 2025-03-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  7. ↑ Iana, Ciprian (2025-03-20). "O candidată la prezidențiale cere BEC să îi fie băgate listele la congelator după ce i-au „dispărut" semnăturile". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  8. ↑ "Solicitare bizară a șefei PSDU: A cerut membrilor BEC să bage la congelator listele ei cu semnături pentru prezidențiale". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 2025-03-20. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  9. ↑ "Cine este PSDU, partidul care a „furat" din voturile PSD cu o denumire și siglă asemănătoare". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  10. ↑ "Partidul acuzat că a luat din voturile PSD a promis pe TikTok că împarte șaorma: „Mâncare în școli și, bineînțeles, o șaorma"". www.antena3.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  11. ↑ Andreescu, Maria (2024-12-02). "VIDEO | Doamna Oana din București, femeia cu partidul care nu e PSD, dar are numele (+Unit), sigla și trandafirii cu care a "șterpelit" voturi de la PSD • Alegeri 2024". B365 (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  12. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  13. ↑ "Alegeri parlamentare, 01 Decembrie 2024". prezenta.roaep.ro. Archived from the original on 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
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