Justice and Truth Alliance
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| Alianţa Dreptate şi Adevăr (D.A. PNL-PD) Justice And Truth Alliance (PNL-PD) |
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| Leader | Călin Popescu Tăriceanu (PNL) Emil Boc (PD) |
| Senate Leader | Puiu Haşotti |
| Chamber Leader | George Crin Laurenţiu Antonescu (PNL) Cristian Rădulescu (PD) |
| Founded | 29 September 2003 |
| Headquarters | Each individual party has a different headquarters |
| Political Ideology | Liberalism (PNL) Centrism (PD) |
| International Affiliation | Each individual party has a different affiliation PNL -> Liberal International PD -> none |
| European Affiliation | Each individual party has a different affiliation PNL -> European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party PD -> European People's Party |
| European Parliament Group | Each individual party has a different affiliation PNL -> ALDE PD -> EPP-ED |
| Colours | Orange (although, during the 2004 local elections, the colors were blue and yellow, as it can still be seen on the official website) |
| Website | www.dapnl-pd.ro |
| See also | Politics of Romania |
The Justice and Truth Alliance (in Romanian Alianţa Dreptate şi Adevăr, or D.A. for short) is a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centrist reformist Democratic Party (PD). Da is Romanian for Yes.
As the political formation with the largest number of seats in parliament, the Justice and Truth Alliance is currently in government (in a coalition with the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania).
The alliance had its origins in a collaboration between the two parties which began in early 2002 at the initiative of the PNL's former president, Valeriu Stoica. The creation of the alliance was formally approved on September 29, 2003 by the executives of both parties, after months of negotiations between the parties. It was established as a vehicle for of coordinating opposition efforts against the ruling Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD). Its name was chosen in reference to the PSD's alleged corruption - as PNL president Theodor Stolojan put it, "we want the alliance to set us free from corruption and lies."
On October 25, 2004, the Justice and Truth alliance endorsed its co-chairman Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (also the leader of the PNL) as its candidate in the 2004 Romanian legislative election. According to Popescu-Tăriceanu, the alliance's political priorities were:
- stimulating investments and private initiative;
- creating of new jobs and increasing net incomes to alleviate poverty;
- delivering a "responsible social policy" in the field of education, healthcare, pensions, and social assistance;
- fighting corruption;
- establishing a non-political judiciary.
In the 2004 presidential election and the simultaneous legislative election, held on November 28, the DA polled better than expected in both races. It came within a few percentage points of the PSD, eliminating the government's majority as a result. The alliance formed between Truth and Justice DA, UDMR and PUR have been declared the winner, forming simple majority (with 54.5% of the seats) and have been appointed to form the government. The protocols of alliance between DA and UDMR were signed on December 20, 2004 while those between DA and PUR were signed on December 23, 2004.
Their candidate, Traian Băsescu, won the presidential election and is subsequently President of Romania. D.A., alongside U.D.M.R. (The Democratic Hungarians' Union of Romania) and the Humanist Party of Romania PUR (which subsequently became the Conservative Party and, on December 3, 2006 quit the ruling coalition, leaving the remaining parties without a simple majority in the Parliament), were appointed to form the government.
