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32-482: After a very short period of existence, lasting a little over three months, the alliance was legally dissolved on the background of the disastrous results in the legislative elections , as it was not a political, but only an electoral alliance. In July 2012, former independent Prime Minister Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu formed the Centre-right Civic Initiative (ICCD). He said that he support

64-462: 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

96-603: 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

128-1052: A declining German population (in Timiș , Sibiu , Brașov , or Suceava ) and smaller numbers of Poles in Bukovina (Austria-Hungary attracted Polish miners, who settled there from the Kraków region in contemporary Poland during the 19th century), Serbs , Croats , Slovaks and Banat Bulgarians (in Banat ), Ukrainians (in Maramureș and Bukovina ), Greeks ( Brăila , Constanța ), Jews ( Wallachia , Bucharest ), Turks and Tatars (in Constanța ), Armenians , Russians ( Lipovans , in Tulcea ), Afro-Romanians , and others. To this day, minority populations are greatest in Transylvania and

160-753: A political alliance for the parliamentary election of 2012. Representatives of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), in opposition, began negotiations with the ICCD, the New Republic Party (PNR), Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNŢCD), and the Christian Democratic Foundation (DCF). PDL leader Vasile Blaga announced that the negotiations were successful. On 30 August 2012, representatives of PDL, ICCD, PNŢCD, PNR, and FCD launched The Manifest of

192-697: A political party and the FCD was not admitted into the alliance. Thus, on 15 September, representatives of PDL, PNŢCD, and FC have signed a protocol establishing the alliance, and a day later, the ARD has been registered at the Central Electoral Commission. At the legislative election of 9 December 2012, ARD won 16.52% of votes to the Chamber of Deputies , 13.64% of votes to the Senate and 80 seats in

224-692: 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

256-520: A significantly lower threshold and have consequently won seats in the Chamber of Deputies since the fall of the Nicolae Ceauşescu regime. In the table below are enlisted all minority ethnic groups from Romania with more than 1,000 persons (based on the 2002, 2011, and 2021 Romanian censuses): The Hungarian minority in Romania consists of 6.1% of the total population (1,227,623 citizens as per

288-585: The Banat , historical regions situated in the north and west of the country which were former territorial possessions of either the Kingdom of Hungary , the Habsburgs , or the Austrian Empire (since 1867 the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary until World War I ). Before World War II , minorities represented more than 28% of the total population. During the war that percentage was halved, largely by

320-512: 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

352-473: 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

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384-705: The Parliament , which came to PDL (74 seats), FC (4 seats), PNȚCD (1 seat), and PNR (1 seat). On 10 December 2012, ARD was dissolved. Notes : Right Romania Alliance members: PDL (22 senators and 52 deputies), FC (1 senator and 3 deputies), and PNȚCD (1 senator and 1 deputy). 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

416-552: 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

448-497: 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

480-596: 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

512-681: 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

544-498: 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

576-524: The 2011 census), being thus the largest ethnic minority of the country. Most ethnic Hungarians live in what is today known as Transylvania (where they make up about 16.79% of the population), an area that includes the historic regions of Banat , Crișana , and Maramureș. They form a large majority of the population only in Harghita and Covasna counties and a large percentage in the Mureș county . Among

608-661: The Danube-facing ones of Brăila and Galați . The 1992 census however found 19,594 Greeks; this shows the tendency of assimilation. According to the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad (a dependency of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs ) the Greek community in Romania numbers 14,000. The Hellenic Union of Romania , founded in 1990, represents the political and cultural preservation interests of

640-513: 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

672-625: The United Right , that created the alliance. On 5 September 2012, the PNŢCD chairman, Aurelian Pavelescu announced that leaders determined that pole will be named Right Romania Alliance (ARD) and the logo will be a heart. On 7 September 2012, the National Convention of Civic Force (FC) elected Ungureanu as party leader. FC shortly joined the alliance, thereby replacing the ICCD (which was an NGO). PNR has had problems registering as

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704-490: 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

736-772: 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

768-466: The loss of the border areas of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina (to the former Soviet Union , now Republic of Moldova and Ukraine), Black Sea islands (to the former Soviet Union , now Ukraine), and southern Dobrudja (to Bulgaria), as well as by the postwar flight or deportation of ethnic Germans . In the Romanian election law, government-recognized ethnic minorities in Romania are subject to

800-636: 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

832-494: 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

864-504: 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

896-674: 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

928-532: The towns and communes in Romania with the highest proportions of Greeks as of 2011 are Izvoarele ( Greek : Ιζβοάρελε ; 43.82%) and Sulina ( Greek : Σουλινάς ; 1.69%), both in Tulcea County . According to the Romanian census of 2002, the Greek community numbered 6,472 persons, most of whom live in Bucharest and its surrounding area. Next in line come the Dobruja counties of Tulcea and Constanța , and

960-628: 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

992-495: 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

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1024-685: 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 . Minorities of Romania About 9.3% of Romania 's population is represented by minorities (the rest of 77.7% being Romanians ), and 13% unknown or undisclosed according to 2021 census. The principal minorities in Romania are Hungarians ( Szeklers , Csangos , and Magyars ; especially in Harghita , Covasna , and Mureș counties) and Romani people , with

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