The National Initiative Party (Romanian: Partidul Inițiativa Națională, PIN)[1] was a small social democratic[1] Romanian political party. It emerged after three Democratic Party (PD) MCDs were expelled form the party a few days after the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) narrowly won the 2004 legislative election. The three members are: Cosmin Gușă, Lavinia Șandru, and Aurelian Pavelescu. The party merged into UNPR in December 2011.[5]
National Initiative Party Partidul Inițiativa Națională | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PIN[1] |
| President | Lavinia Șandru |
| Founded | December 2006 |
| Dissolved | December 2011 |
| Split from | PD |
| Merged into | UNPR[2] |
| Headquarters | Calea Victoriei 100, et.1, ap.16 Sector 1 Bucharest |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] Environmentalism[3] |
| Political position | Centre-left[4] |
| European affiliation | EUDemocrats |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 136 |
| Seats in the Chamber | 0 / 330 |
| Seats in the European Parliament | 0 / 33 |
| Website | |
| www.nip.ro | |
Its founding members were political analyst (Cosmin Gușă), member of UNPR (Lavinia Șandru), and had a dispute over the PNȚCD leadership (currently still held by Aurelian Pavelescu).
Electoral history
editEuropean elections
edit| Election | Votes | Percentage | MEPs | Position | EU Party | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 124,829 | 2.43% | 0 / 35
|
10th | EUD | — |
| 2009 | did not compete | EUD | — | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Online Appendix: Measurement. Party-level indicators: Clientelism" (PDF). 2015. p. 8.
- ^ "UNPR a fuzionat cu PIN - Știri - Politica Românească".
- ^ "UNPR a fuzionat cu PIN - Știri - Politica Românească".
- ^ "UNPR a fuzionat cu PIN - Știri - Politica Românească".
- ^ "UNPR a fuzionat cu PIN - Știri - Politica Românească".