Social Liberal Union
| Social Liberal Union Uniunea Social Liberală |
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| Leader | Victor Ponta (PSD) Crin Antonescu (PNL) Daniel Constantin (PC) Gabriel Oprea (UNPR) |
| Co-President | Victor Ponta |
| Co-President | Crin Antonescu |
| Founded | 5 February 2011 |
| Dissolved | 25 February 2014 |
| Headquarters | Șoseaua Kiseleff nr. 57 011344 Bucharest |
| Colors | Red, yellow, blue |
| Senate[a] |
135 / 171
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| Chamber of Deputies[a] |
289 / 404
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| County Council Presidents[b] |
37 / 41
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| County Councils[b] |
728 / 1,338
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| Mayors[c] |
1,969 / 3,121
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| Local Councils[c] |
20,420 / 39,121
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| Website | |
| http://www.uslonline.ro/ | |
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^ Seats obtained at the 2012 election ^ Seats obtained at the 2012 election ^ Seats computed by adding all the seats obtained at the 2012 election by the Union and the constituent parties at the time of the election |
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The Social Liberal Union (Romanian: Uniunea Social Liberală, USL) was a coalition of political parties in Romania. The alliance contained both centre-left and centre-right parties.
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
The USL was formed on 5 February 2011[1] initially between the Social Democratic Party (PSD), and the Centre Right Alliance (ACD) of National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Conservative Party (PC).
2012 elections[edit]
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)[2] and entered into the USL. At the parliamentary elections in December, the four-party coalition won about two thirds of the seats in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.[3]
Dissolution[edit]
After the Centre Right Alliance 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 broke up the coalition on 25 February 2014 and entered opposition.[4]
In the 2014 presidential election, PSD, UNPR and PC would designate Victor Ponta as their united candidate, while the PNL formed a new Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) with the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) as a precursor to a full merger of the PNL and PDL.
References[edit]
- ^ Romanian opposition parties join forces, SE Times, 06/02/2011
- ^ UNPR a format cu PSD Alianţa de Centru Stânga, parte a USL, Manciu Andi and Ioana Câmpean, Mediafax
- ^ Focus Fen
- ^ http://sofiaglobe.com/2014/02/25/romanias-liberals-to-leave-ruling-coalition-government/
