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26-836: The initiative ran at autumn 2012 legislative elections within Right Romania Alliance (ARD). Notes : Right Romania Alliance (ARD) members: PDL (22 senators and 52 deputies), FC (1 senator and 3 deputies), and PNȚCD (1 senator and 1 deputy). This article about an organization based in Romania is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2012 Romanian legislative election Victor Ponta USL ( PSD ) Victor Ponta USL ( PSD ) Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 9 December 2012. The Social Liberal Union (USL) co-led by former Prime Minister Victor Ponta won an absolute majority in both

52-462: A political independent technocrat as the new prime minister . Consequently, the former Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) Director Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu was appointed acting prime minister on 9 February 2012. The government announced the intention to hold parliamentary and local elections at the same time, by lengthening the term of the local elected officials (i.e. Mayors, Local Councils, County Councils, and County Councils Presidents). It

78-586: A complaint regarding the distribution of food and the organization of an electoral spectacle before the electioneering. According to the Emergency Ordinance issued on 6 November by Ponta Cabinet , offering food, drink and money in the campaign is illegal. On 11 November, an old man from the commune of Mătăsari ( Gorj County ) had a heart attack shortly after a discussion in contradictory with PDL deputy Constantin Severus Militaru. PDL deputy said that

104-678: A result, some opinion polls do not include the ARD . Opinion polls that show PDL do not show ARD . The UNPR joined USL in August–September 2012, in a sceptical environment. As a result, some opinion polls showed both political entities. The PNG-CD leader George Becali joined the PNL and ran backed by the USL in Bucharest . Furthermore, his former party did not propose any candidates for this election. Out of

130-612: The Centre Right Alliance (ACD). The members of the Centre Left Alliance (ACS) were PSD (58 senators and 149 deputies) and UNPR (5 senators and 10 deputies). The members of the Centre Right Alliance (ACD) were: PNL (50 senators and 100 deputies) and PC (8 senators and 13 deputies). ALDE was created in June 2015 from a merger of PLR (a splinter of PNL ) and PC . Seats won independently by member parties of

156-600: The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate . At the time of the elections, despite the severe weather in several parts of the country, the turnout was approximately 42%, slightly higher than the last parliamentary elections held in 2008 which saw a turnout of 39%. The Social Liberal Union (USL) obtained a huge majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, with 60% and 59% respectively of

182-772: The Conservative Party (PC). In June 2012, the USL won the local elections by a landslide. After the elections, in September, the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR), originally a breakaway from PSD and PNL, together with the PSD formed the Centre Left Alliance (ACS) and entered the USL. At the parliamentary elections in December, the four-party coalition won about two thirds of

208-464: The Constitutional Court of Romania who invalidated the law on 27 June 2012 and reinstated the old one. A consequence of this is that after the 2012 parliamentary elections the size of the new Parliament grew to a record total number of 588, an added 117 seats than in the last parliament: 39 supplementary Senate seats, and 97 supplementary Chamber of Deputies seats, including the 18 seats for

234-552: The Roșia Montană mining project . Although 62% of those who voted voiced support for the controversial project, the referendum did not meet the required turnout of 50%, as only 43,2% of voters turned up. The second referendum was held in the communes of Limanu , Costinești as well as in the city of Mangalia and asked voters to say whether they were in favor or against the use, by Chevron , of shale gas extraction by means of hydraulic fracturing . This referendum failed to meet

260-487: The Social Democratic Party , Victor Ponta as Prime Minister . In May 2012, the new USL government passed an electoral law in parliament, which changed the election system to a single-round FPTP system without the 5% electoral threshold with extra seats for minorities, both ethnic minorities and Romanian minorities. However, after PDL, fearing poor results in the elections ahead because of it , appealed

286-579: The Social Liberal Union (USL) leaders Victor Ponta ( PSD ) and Crin Antonescu ( PNL ), then called for early elections . However, as the three parties behind the government (namely the PDL , UDMR/RMDSZ , and UNPR ) still relied on a slight parliamentary majority, an ad interim solution was agreed with the opposition that the government could stay in power until the next elections, conditional of electing

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312-553: The local election , PSD , and the National Union for the Progress of Romania – UNPR formed the Centre Left Alliance, thus UNPR joining USL in mid 2012. For the 2012 local election PDL formed various county-level alliances with a wide range of parties, including UNPR . Following the presidential impeachment referendum it urged the formation of a political alliance with a number of minor political parties and foundations, such as New Republic led by Mihail Neamțu, and

338-489: The 12 contesting parties running for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate , only three submitted a full list of candidates: Social Liberal Union (USL), Right Romania Alliance (ARD), and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ). People's Party - Dan Diaconescu (PP-DD) submitted a list with one candidate less than all the available colleges. Only one independent candidate decided to run for

364-581: The PNL formed a new Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) with the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), supporting Klaus Iohannis . At the time of the formation (more specifically in February 2011) there were 144 Deputies (89 from PSD, 52 from PNL, and 3 from PC) and 92 Senators (53 from PSD and 39 from PNL) USL was an alliance comprising two smaller alliances as follows: the Centre Left Alliance (ACS) and

390-509: The Senate and 12 for the Chamber of Deputies. There were 18 national minorities associations proposing one candidate each for the Chamber of Deputies. The Social Liberal Union (USL) maintained majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Two local non-binding referendums were also organized on 9 December, concerning environmental issues. The first one took place in Alba county and people were asked whether they were in favor or against

416-480: The centre-right Civic Initiative led by Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu . Eventually Ungureanu joined a minor party, Civic Force (FC), and was elected its president. The alliance registered at the Central Electoral Bureau was called Right Romania Alliance – ARD formed by PDL , PNȚCD , and FC . The PDL centred ARD alliance was formed late after the 2012 Romanian presidential impeachment referendum . As

442-467: The early to mid 2010s. The alliance contained two major political parties, one major centre-left and one centre-right , more specifically the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL), respectively. The USL was formed on 5 February 2011 initially between the Social Democratic Party (PSD), and the Centre Right Alliance (ACD) of National Liberal Party (PNL) and

468-545: The ethnic minorities parties and organisations. In late 2010, the PSD+PC Alliance broke up without affecting the MEP seat held by the PC . In January 2011, the National Liberal Party – PNL and the Conservative Party – PC formed the Centre Right Alliance – ACD . In February 2011, ACD together with the Social Democratic Party – PSD formed the Social Liberal Union – USL . Following

494-585: The mayoral mandates already expired in June 2012, this was ruled unconstitutional. The local elections were eventually held on 10 June , with an unexpected runoff and three repeated elections on 17 June. The political alliance Social Liberal Union (USL), at that time comprising the three parties PSD , PNL , and PC , initiated and succeeded to vote a motion of no confidence against Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu and his cabinet on 27 April 2012 after just two months in office. Afterwards, former President Traian Băsescu nominated then opposition leader and president of

520-494: The old man was very indignant because his pension was not recalculated, although he had worked all his life in mining. The President of PDL Vrancea, Alin Trășculescu, was caught in the act by anticorruption prosecutors while receiving €50,000 from a businessman in the form of bribe. He was detained for 24 hours for allegations of lobbyism, instigation to false and incitement to the misdemeanor of money laundering. Alin Trășculescu

546-493: The only other political groups that won seats in the Senate. Several parties of ethnic minorities also received individual seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Following weeks of demonstrations against austerity measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund for a multi-billion US dollar loan, former Prime Minister Emil Boc ( PDL ) resigned on 6 February 2012. The opposition, represented at that time by

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572-656: The required turnout as well. Although a report by the OSCE stated the elections were administered "professionally and efficiently", the electioneering , initiated on 9 November and ended on 8 December, was not without incidents. Dan Diaconescu , candidate from PP-DD in the same college of Chamber of Deputies in Târgu Jiu with Prime Minister Victor Ponta , is investigated for electoral bribery. Authorities were notified after PSD representatives within Gorj County Council filed

598-554: The seats in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies . After the Centre Right Alliance (ACD) of PNL and PC dissolved in November 2013, the PC turned leftwards and aligned more with PSD and UNPR. As a result, the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL) broke up the coalition on 25 February 2014 and entered opposition. In the 2014 presidential election , PSD, UNPR, and PC would designate Victor Ponta as their united candidate, while

624-475: The votes and in MP mandates, namely a record number of 395 seats. Far behind, the Right Romania Alliance (ARD) came in second place with only 17% of the vote and 80 seats, losing about half of what they won as the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) in 2008. The ARD was officially dissolved after the elections. People's Party – Dan Diaconescu (PP–DD) and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) were

650-491: Was suspected that the attempt to delay local elections was related to the fact that massive street protests had erupted in the meantime, and, at the same time, the opposition political alliance Social Liberal Union (USL) went on strike in the Parliament , pushing for early parliamentary elections to be called one or two weeks after local elections in June. Initially, the government proposed an election date in November 2012, but as

676-503: Was under the supervision of National Anticorruption Department for two years. He claimed he could get contracts with the State, from the Ministry of Development and Tourism, led then by Elena Udrea . Social Liberal Union The Social Liberal Union ( Romanian : Uniunea Social Liberală , USL ) was a grand coalition of several political parties which was active in Romania during

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