Socialist Party of Labour

Socialist Party of Labour
Partidul Socialist al Muncii
AbbreviationPSM
ChairpersonIlie Verdeț
Honorary presidentConstantin Pârvulescu[1]
Founded16 November 1990
DissolvedJuly 2003
Preceded byRomanian Communist Party
Merged intoPSD (faction)
Succeeded byPSR (faction)
IdeologyNeo-communism
Left-wing nationalism
Democratic socialism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
National affiliationNational Bloc (senate)
Red Pentagon (1992–96)

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.[2] The PSM was a self-proclaimed successor of the Romanian Communist Party.[3]

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).[4]

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
13 / 341
 347,658 3.18
5 / 143
 8th PDSR-PUNR-PRM-PSM government (1992–1996)
Mihail Viziru, a PSM deputy, resigned on 4 September 1995 to serve out his mandate as Prefect of Mehedinți County, which began on 9 August 1995 and ended on 13 May 1996.[5][6][7]
1996 262,563 2.15
0 / 343
 265,659 2.16
0 / 143
 8th Extra-parliamentary opposition to CDR-USD-UDMR government (1996–2000)
2000 91,027 0.71
0 / 345
 96,636 0.89
0 / 140
 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

Local elections

In 1996, the PSM won the presidency of Brăila County, the mayorship of its eponymous seat, plus the mayorship of two other county seats (Craiova and Giurgiu).
At the 2000 Romanian local elections, the PSM failed to win the presidency of any county or the mayorship of any county seat.

At the 1996 Romanian local elections, the PSM won 4.06% of the total votes, placing 8th among Romania's political parties. The PSM won 120 mayorships in total, including 10 cities and towns, the latter being listed below:[8]

References

  1. ^ https://dupa90.ro/timeline-events/9-iulie-1992
  2. ^ Ramet, Sabrina P. (2010-11-01). Radical Right in Central and Eastern Europe Since 1989. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0271043791.
  3. ^ Roger East, Jolyon Pontin, Bloomsbury Publishing, 6 Oct 2016, Revolution and Change in Central and Eastern Europe: Revised Edition, p. 175
  4. ^ Roper, Steven D. (2000-01-01). Romania: The Unfinished Revolution. Psychology Press. ISBN 9789058230270.
  5. ^ Mihail Viziru at cdep.ro
  6. ^ Decision 601 of 8 August 1995 (in Romanian)
  7. ^ Decision 354 of 13 May 1996 (in Romanian)
  8. ^ PROCES VERBAL din 2 iulie 1996 privind centralizarea pe tara a voturilor si constatarea rezultatului pentru alegerea primarilor (in Romanian)
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