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This article lists political parties in Romania.

Romania has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

1 Present-day parliamentary parties
2 Minor parties
3 Present-day registered political parties
4 Present-day ethnic minority parties
5 Historical parties
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links

Present-day parliamentary parties

Present-day political parties with parliamentary representation, in order of the number or representatives they have in the Chamber of Deputies:

		Ideology	Deputies	Senators	MEPs
Democratic Liberal Party Partidul Democrat-Liberal	PD-L	Liberal conservatism	121	46	11
Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat	PSD	Social democracy	88	43	10
National Liberal Party Partidul Naţional Liberal	PNL	Conservative liberalism	55	21	5
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România	UDMR	Hungarian minority, Liberal conservatism	21	9	3
National Union for the Advancement of Romania Uniunea Naţională pentru Progresul României	UNPR	Social democracy	16	10
Conservative Party Partidul Conservator	PC	Social conservatism	5	3	1

In addition, ethnic minority parties are guaranteed eighteen seats: one for each recognised minority (except Magyars, who are already represented by the UDMR). However, they are not considered major parties, and are treated below.

Minor parties

Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat)
Communist Party (Nepecerişti) (Partidul Comuniştilor (Nepecerişti))
Democratic Force of Romania (Partidul Forţa Democrată din România)
Ecologist Party of Romania (Partidul Ecologist Român)
Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare)
Green Party (Partidul Verde)
National Initiative Party (Partidul Iniţiativa Naţională)
New Generation Party – Christian Democratic (Partidul Noua Generaţie - Creştin Democrat)
Socialist Alliance Party - renamed into Romanian Communist Party in 2010 (Partidul Alianţa Socialistă)

Present-day registered political parties

Social Democratic Party

National Liberal Party

Democratic Party

Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania

Conservative Party

Greater Romania Party

Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania

Democratic-Liberal Party

Social Democratic Party

National Liberal Party

Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania

Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party

Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania

This is the complete list of political parties registered in Romania as of October 2006^[update].^[1]

Christian Democratic Party	Partidul Creştin Democrat
Christian-Democratic People's Party	Partidul Popular Creştin-Democrat
Christian Party	Partidul Creştin
Communist Party (Nepecerişti)	Partidul Comuniştilor (Nepecerişti)
Conservative Party	Partidul Conservator
Democratic Force of Romania	Partidul Forţa Democrată din România
Democratic Party	Partidul Democrat
Civic Forum Party	Partidul Forta Civica
Democratic Youth Party	Partidul Tineretului Democrat
Ecologist Party of Romania	Partidul Ecologist Român
Force of Justice	Forţa Dreptăţii
"For the Fatherland" Party	Partidul "Pentru Patrie"
Greater Romania Party	Partidul România Mare
Green Party	Partidul Verde
Liberal Democratic Party	Partidul Liberal Democrat
National Democratic Christian Party	Partidul Naţional Democrat Creştin
National Democratic Bloc	Blocul Naţional Democrat
National Initiative Party	Partidul Iniţiativa Naţională
National Liberal Party	Partidul Naţional Liberal
New Democracy Party	Partidul Noua Democraţie
New Generation Party	Partidul Noua Generaţie
Party of National Dignity	Partidul Demnităţii Naţionale
Popular and Social Protection Party	Partidul Popular şi Protecţiei Sociale
Party of Unity of the Romanian Nation	Partidul Unităţii Naţiunii Române
People's Action	Acţiunea Populară
People's Party	Partidul Popular
People's Party of Romania	Partidul Popular din România
People's Agrarian Party	Partidul Popular Agrar
"Romanian Renaissance" Party	Partidul "Renaşterea României"
Romanian Socialist Party	Partidul Socialist Român
Romanian Workers' Party	Partidul Muncitoresc Român
Socialist Alliance Party	Partidul Alianţa Socialistă
Social Democratic Party	Partidul Social Democrat
Social Democratic Party "Constantin Titel Petrescu"	Partidul Social Democrat "Constantin Titel Petrescu"
Third Millennium Party	Partidul Mileniului III
United Socialist Party	Partidul Socialist Unit
United Left Party	Partidul Stângii Unite
Youth Party of Romania	Partidul Tinerilor din România

Political alliance:

Christian Democratic People's Alliance

Alianţa Populară Creştin-Democrată

Present-day ethnic minority parties

Association of Italians of Romania	Asociaţia Italienlor din România
Bulgarian Union of the Banat - Romania	Uniunea Bulgară din Banat - România
Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania	Uniunea Culturală a Rutenilor din România
Democratic Forum of Germans of Romania	Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România
Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs in Romania	Uniunea Democratică a Slovacilor şi Cehilor din România
Democratic Union of Turco-Islamic Tatars of Romania	Uniunea Democrată a Tătarilor Turco-Musulmani din România
Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania	Federaţia Comunităţilor Evreieşti din România
Greek Union of Romania	Uniunea Elenă din România
League of Albanians of Romania	Liga Albanezilor din România
Lipovan Russian Community of Romania	Comunitatea Ruşilor Lipoveni din România
Party of the Roma	Partida Romilor
Turkish Democratic Union of Romania	Uniunea Democrată Turcă din România
Union of Armenians of Romania	Uniunea Armenilor din România
Union of Croatians of Romania	Uniunea Croaţilor din România
Union of Poles of Romania "Dom Polski"	Uniunea Polonezilor din România "Dom Polski"
Union of Serbs of Romania	Uniunea Sârbilor din România
Union of Slavic Macedonians of Romania	Asociaţia Macedonenilor Slavi din România
Union of Ukrainians of Romania	Uniunea Ucrainienilor din România

Historical parties

Communist-era parties

Although distinct parties in the communist era were not politically relevant, the following were the officially recognized political forces:

Romanian Communist Party	Partidul Comunist Român (PCR)	Known as Romanian Workers' Party (Partidul Muncitoresc Român (PMR)) between 1948 and 1965; disestablished in 1989
Front of Democratic and Socialist Unity	Frontul Democraţiei şi Unitaţii Socialiste (FDUS)	An organization created as an outlet of the PCR; active 1975-1989
General Union of Romanian Trade Unions	Uniunea Generală a Sindicatelor din România (UGSR)	Active 1948-1989
Hungarian People's Union	Uniunea Populară Maghiară (UPM) / Magyar Népi Szövetség (MNSz)	Created as Union of Hungarian Workers of Romania (Magyar Dolgozók Országos Szövetsége (MADOSZ)), in close alliance with the Romanian Communist Party; active 1934-1953
Jewish Democratic Committee	Comitetul Democratic Evreiesc	In close alliance with the Romanian Communist Party; active 1946-1953^[2]
Ploughmen's Front	Frontul Plugarilor	Closely associated with the Romanian Communist Party; active 1933-1953

Other parties were allowed to exist, with unclear status, until mid-1948.^[3]

Parties active between 1918 and 1947

See also: Kingdom of Romania

The following parties were all active in Romania in the interwar period and, in some cases, through and after World War II. Dates of founding and dissolution are given, where known. Failing that, the earliest and latest dates known for activities are given.

Agrarian League	Liga Agrară	Offshoot of the People's Party; active 1929-1938
Agrarian Party	Partidul Agrar	Led by Constantin Argetoianu; active 1932-1938^[4]
Bessarabian Peasants' Party	Partidul Ţărănesc din Basarabia (PŢ)	Founded in the Moldavian Democratic Republic; most of it merged into the Peasants' Party in 1921, a wing led by Ion Inculeţ kept the name and later joined the National Liberal Party; active 1918-1923^[5]
Bloc of Democratic Parties	Blocul Partidelor Democrate (BPD)	A political alliance formed by the Communist Party of Romania, the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Ploughmen's Front, the National Liberal Party-Tătărescu, the Union of Patriots, and the National Peasants' Party-Anton Alexandrescu; active 1946-1947^[2]
Bolshevik Leninist Group of Romania	Grupul Bolşevic Leninist din România	A Trotskyist grouping led by David Korner; active 1935.^[6]
Citizen Bloc	Blocul Cetăţenesc	A nationalist party led by Grigore Forţu; active 1934^[7]
Citizen Committees-Dem. I. Dobrescu	Comitetele Cetăţeneşti Dem. I. Dobrescu	A dissident wing of the National Peasants' Party; active 1935-1938^[8]
Communist Party of Romania	Partidul Comunist din România (PCdR)	Founded in 1921 as the Socialist-Communist Party (Partidul Socialist-Comunist), a group that emerged from the Socialist Party of Romania; after 1944 Romanian Communist Party (Partidul Comunist Român (PCR)); active 1921-1948. Absorbed the Social Democratic Party and renamed itself the Romanian Workers' Party
Conservative-Democratic Party	Partidul Conservator-Democrat	An offshoot of the Conservative Party, led by Take Ionescu; merged into the Conservative Nationalist Party; active 1908-1922
Conservative Nationalist Party	Partidul Conservator Naţionalist	An offshoot of the Conservative Party, active 1916-c. 1935
Constitutional Front	Frontul Constituţional	A political alliance formed by the National Liberal Party-Brătianu, the People's Party, the Crusade of Romanianism and the Citizen Bloc; active 1934-1936^[7]
Crusade of Romanianism	Cruciada Românismului	Fascist party; active 1935-1936.^[9]
Democratic Nationalist Party	Partidul Naţionalist-Democrat (PND)	Right-wing nationalist party, active 1910-1938
Democratic Peasants' Party-Constantin Stere	Partidul Ţărănesc-Democrat Constantin Stere (PŢD)	A dissident wing of the National Peasants' Party, merged with the Radical Peasants' Party-Grigore Iunian; active 1930-1933^[10]
Democratic Peasants' Party-Nicolae L. Lupu	Partidul Ţărănesc-Democrat Nicolae L. Lupu (PŢD)	A dissident wing of the National Peasants' Party; active 1946-1948^[11]
Federation of National-Social Democracy	Federaţia Democraţiei Naţional-Sociale	An alliance between the Democratic Nationalist Party and the Peasants' Party; active 1920-1922^[12]
Fire Swastika	Svastica de Foc	Fascist party, an offshoot of the National-Christian Defense League; active 1935-1938^[4]
German Party	Partidul German din România (PGR) / Deutsche Partei in Rumänien	Generally backing the party in government, it became strongly influenced by Nazism after 1936; active 1919-1944^[13]
German People's Party	Partidul Poporului German din România (PPGR) / Deutsche Volkspartei in Rumänien (DVPR)	An offshoot of the German Party, active 1935-1938
Hungarian People's Union	Uniunea Populară Maghiară (UPM) / Magyar Népi Szövetség (MNSz)	An offshoot of the Magyar Party, created as Union of Hungarian Workers of Romania (Magyar Dolgozók Országos Szövetsége (MADOSZ)), in close alliance with the Communist Party of Romania; active 1934-1953
Independent Social Democratic Party	Partidul Social Democrat Independent (PSDI)	A dissident wing of the Social Democratic Party, led by Constantin Titel Petrescu; active 1946-1947^[14]
Iron Guard	Garda de Fier	The usual name of the group founded as the Legion of the Archangel Michael (Legiunea Arhanghelul Mihail or Legiunea Arhanghelului Mihail), running in election first as the "Corneliu Codreanu" Grouping (Gruparea "Corneliu Codreanu") and then as the "Everything For the Fatherland" Party (Partidul "Totul pentru Ţară" (TPŢ)) - fascist party active between 1927 and c. 1944-1945 (with minor groups claiming heritage to this day)
Jewish Democratic Committee	Comitetul Democratic Evreiesc	In close alliance with the Communist Party of Romania; active 1946-1948^[2]
Jewish Party	Partidul Evreiesc	Active 1923-1938^[15]
Laborer Party	Partidul Muncitor	Active 1918; merged into the Peasants' Party^[16]
League Against Usury	Liga Contra Cametei	Active 1929-c. 1931^[17]
Liberal Democratic Party	Partidul Liberal-Democrat (PLD)	Founded as "Free Man" Grouping (Gruparea "Omul Liber") - a dissident wing of the National Liberal Party, led by Jean Th. Florescu; active 1931-1935.^[18]
Magyar Party	Partidul Maghiar	Active 1922-1938^[19]
National-Agrarian Action	Acţiunea Naţional-Agrară (ANA)	An offshoot of the National Peasants' Party, merged into the National Union for Work and Reconstruction; active 1946-1947^[20]
National Agrarian Party	Partidul Naţional Agrar (PNA)	An offshoot of the People's Party, merged into the National Christian Party; active c.1931-1935^[21]
National Awareness Guard	Garda Conştiinţei Naţionale (GCN)	A fascist party formed around Constantin Pancu; active 1919-1922^[22]
National-Christian Defense League	Liga Apărării Naţional-Creştine (LANC)	A far right proto-fascist party, merged into National Christian Party; active 1920-1935
National Christian Party	Partidul Naţional-Creştin (PNC)	Fascist party, active 1935-1938
National-Corporatist League	Liga Naţional-Corporatistă	A fascist party, led by Mihail Manoilescu; active 1932-1938^[23]
National Democratic Front	Frontul Naţional Democratic (FND)	An alliance between the Communist Party of Romania, the Ploughmen's Front, the Hungarian People's Union, the Union of Patriots, and the Social Democratic Party (the latter withdrew in 1945); active 1944-1948
National Fascist Movement	Mişcarea Naţională Fascistă (MNF)	Active cca. 1923
National Italo-Romanian Cultural and Economic Movement	Mişcarea Naţională Culturală şi Economică Italo-Română	Fascist party, merged into the National Fascist Movement; active 1921-1923^[24]
National Liberal Party	Partidul Naţional-Liberal (PNL)	Active 1875-1947
National Liberal Party-Brătianu	Partidul Naţional Liberal-Brătianu (PNL)	A dissident wing of the National Liberal Party; active 1931-1935
National Liberal Party-Tătărescu / National Liberal Party-Bejan	Partidul Naţional-Liberal-Tătărescu (PNL) / Partidul Naţional-Liberal-Bejan (PNL)	A dissident wing of the National Liberal Party; active 1944-1948
National Peasants' Party	Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc (PNŢ)	Merger of the Romanian National Party and the National Peasants' Party; active 1926-1947
National Peasants' Party-Anton Alexandrescu	Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc-Anton Alexandrescu (PNŢ)	An offshoot of the National Peasants' Party, in close alliance with the Romanian Communist Party, merged into the Ploughmen's Front; active 1945-1948^[25]
National Renaissance Front	Frontul Renaşterii Naţionale (FRN)	Renamed Party of the Nation (Partidul Naţunii) in 1940, created as the fascist-inspired single official corporatist party by King Carol II; active 1938-1940
National Romanian Fascia	Fascia Naţională Română	Merged into the National Fascist Movement; active c.1920-1923^[26]
National Socialist Party	Partidul Naţional-Socialist	Fascist party; active 1933^[27]
National Union	Uniunea Naţională	A 1932 joint ticket of the National Peasants' Party and the Democratic Nationalist Party
National Union for Work and Reconstruction	Uniunea Naţională Muncă şi Refacere (UNMR)	Led by Constantin Argetoianu, partly merged into the Union of Patriots and the Ploughmen's Front; active 1947^[20]
Peasants' Party	Partidul Ţărănesc (PŢ)	Founded 1918, merged with the Romanian National Party into the National Peasants' Party in 1927
Peasants' Party-Nicolae L. Lupu	Partidul Ţărănesc Nicolae L. Lupu (PŢD)	A dissident wing of the National Peasants' Party; active 1927-1934^[28]
People's Party	Partidul Poporului (PP)	Founded under the name People's League (Liga Poporului); active 1918-1929
Ploughmen's Front	Frontul Plugarilor	Closely associated with the Romanian Communist Party; active 1933-1953
Progressive Conservative Party	Partidul Conservator-Progresist	An offshoot of the Conservative Party, led by Alexandru Marghiloman; active in 1918
Radical Peasants' Party-Grigore Iunian	Partidul Ţărănesc-Radical Grigore Iunian (PŢR)	A dissident wing of the National Peasants' Party; active 1933-1938^[29]
Romanian Front	Frontul Român (FR)	Far right offshoot of National Peasants' Party; active 1935-c.1944^[30]
Romanian National Party	Partidul Naţional Român (PNR)	Founded inside Austria-Hungary in 1881, merged with the Peasants' Party to form the National Peasants' Party in 1927
Social Democratic Party	Partidul Social Democrat (PSD or PSDR)	Active 1910-1916, 1927–1947, merged into the Romanian Communist Party
Romanian Social Democratic Party of Bukovina	Partidul Social Democrat din Bucovina	Active 1906-1918; founded inside Austria-Hungary, merged into the Socialist Party of Romania
Social Democratic Party of Transylvania and Banat	Partidul Social Democrat din Transilvania şi Banat	Active 1906-1918; founded inside Austria-Hungary, it emerged from the Hungarian Social Democratic Party, and merged into the Socialist Party of Romania
Socialist Party / Unitary Socialist Party	Partidul Socialist (PS) / Partidul Socialist Unitar (PU)	An offshoot of the Social Democratic Party, led by Leon Ghelerter and Gheorghe Popovici; active 1933-1938, 1944^[31]
Socialist Democratic Party	Partidul Socialist Democrat (PSD)	Created by Ioan Flueraş and George Grigorovici; active 1945-1946^[32]
Socialist Party of Romania	Partidul Socialist din România (PS)	Active 1918-1921; formed by members of the Social Democratic Party, it absorbed the Social Democratic Party of Transylvania and Banat and the Romanian Social Democratic Party of Bukovina
Socialist Peasants' Party	Partidul Socialist-Ţărăneasc (PSŢ)	A dissident wing of the National Peasants' Party, merged into the Ploughmen's Front; active 1943-1944^[33]
Union of Patriots / National People's Party	Uniunea Patrioţilor / Partidul Naţional-Popular (PNP)	In close alliance with the Communist Party of Romania; active 1946-1948^[34]
"Vlad Ţepeş" League	Liga "Vlad Ţepeş"	Offshoot of the People's Party, led by Grigore Filipescu; active 1929-1938
Workers and Peasants' Bloc	Blocul Muncitoresc-Ţărănesc (BMŢ)	An umbrella group for the banned Communist Party of Romania; active 1925-1933

Parties active before 1918

Notes

^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080508024117/http://www.tmb.ro/getmc.php?param=registrul_partidelor_politice_12052005
^ ^a ^b ^c Ştefan
^ Frunză, p.357
^ ^a ^b Veiga, p.215
^ Niculae et al., p.12
^ "How the Bolshevik-Leninist Group of Romania was Founded" (with introduction), at the Marxists Internet Archive; retrieved 19 July 2007
^ ^a ^b Gruber, Cap. V
^ Niculae et al., p.15
^ Veiga, p.228-230
^ Niculae et al., p.14
^ Frunză, p.299; Niculae et al., p.16, 45; Videnie, p.46
^ Constantinescu
^ "Germanii", on Divers.ro
^ Frunză, p.282
^ "Evreii", on Divers.ro
^ Niculae et al., p.9
^ Mihailov
^ Tineretul Liberal Gorj; Marian Ştefănescu, Jean Th. Florescu şi misiunea sa la Madrid
^ "Maghiarii", on Divers.ro
^ ^a ^b Otu
^ Veiga, p.215, 224
^ Veiga, p.45-49
^ Veiga, p.214
^ Veiga, p.163
^ Frunză, p.118-119, 299; Niculae et al., p.16; Videnie, p.46
^ Veiga, p.179
^ Veiga, p.133, 163, 254, 255
^ Niculae et al., p.14, 15
^ Niculae et al., p.14-15
^ Niculae et al., p.15; Veiga, p.215
^ 110 ani de social-democraţie, p.5, 21; Frunză, p.203-204, 214
^ 110 ani de social-democraţie, p. 6, 24
^ Frunză, p.116, 125, 187
^ Frunză, p.117; Marin, "II. Viaţa şi opera lui G. Călinescu sub comunism"
^ ^a ^b Ornea
^ Niculae, et al., p. 39

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(Romanian) Victoria Gabriela Gruber, Summary of Partidul Naţional Liberal (Gheorghe Brătianu) (PDF file)
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External links

"Leftist parties in Romania" at broadleft.org
(Romanian) Ioan Scurtu, Theodora Stănescu-Stanciu, Georgiana Margareta Scurtu, Istoria românilor între anii 1918-1940: IV. Partidele politice în primul deceniu interbelic ("Political programs of major parties in interwar Romania")

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Represented in the Chamber of Deputies (331)	Democratic Liberal Party (122) • Social Democratic Party (88) • National Liberal Party (56) • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (22) • Conservative Party (5) • Ethnic minorities parties (17; 1 each) • Independents (5) • National Union for the Progress of Romania (16)

Represented in the Senate (135)	Democratic Liberal Party (48) • Social Democratic Party (43) • National Liberal Party (23) • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (9) • Conservative Party (1) • National Union for the Progress of Romania (11)

Represented in the European Parliament (33)	Social Democratic Party (11) • Democratic Liberal Party (11) • National Liberal Party (5) • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (3) • Greater Romania Party (2) • New Generation Party – Christian Democratic (1)

Not represented in Parliament*	Greater Romania Party (3.4%) • New Generation Party (2.4%) • Green Ecologist Party (0.5%) • Romanian Socialist Party (0.02%) • National Democratic Christian Party (0.01%)

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Historical political parties in Romania (1856–1947)

Liberal	National Liberal Party · Free and Independent Faction · National Liberal Party-Brătianu · National Liberal Party-Tătărescu

Conservative	Conservative Party · Conservative-Democratic Party · Constitutional Party

Agrarian	National Peasants' Party · Bessarabian Peasants' Party · National Agrarian Party · Peasants' Party · Ploughmen's Front · Socialist Peasants' Party

Fascist, corporatist, and far right	Iron Guard · Crusade of Romanianism · National-Christian Defense League · National Christian Party · National Fascist Movement · National Italo-Romanian Cultural and Economic Movement · National Renaissance Front · National Romanian Fascia · National Socialist Party · Romanian Front

Communist, socialist, and social democratic	Romanian Communist Party · Romanian Social Democratic Party · Romanian Social-Democratic Workers' Party · Romanian Social Democratic Party of Bukovina · Social Democratic Party of Transylvania and Banat · Socialist Party of Romania

Nationalist	Democratic Nationalist Party · Democratic Union Party · National Party · People's Party · Romanian National Party

Ethnic minority	German Party · German People's Party · Hungarian People's Union · Jewish Party · Magyar Party

Other	Union of Patriots

Alliance for Romania	Alianţa pentru România (APR)	Absorbed into National Liberal Party;active June 1997 - August 2001
Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party	Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat (PNŢ-CD)	Refounded as the Christian-Democratic People's Party; active 1989-2005
Civic Alliance Party	Partidul Alianţa Civică (PAR)	Absorbed into National Liberal Party; active 1991-2003
Democratic Agrarian Party of Romania	Partidul Democrat Agrar din România (PDAR)
Free Exchange Party	Partidul Liber-Schimbist (PL-S)	Active 1990-1996
Liberal Party 1993	Partidul Liberal 1993 (PL 1993)	Absorbed into National Liberal Party; active 1993-1995
National Christian Democratic Alliance	Alianţa Natională Creştin Democrată (ANCD)	Absorbed into Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party
National Liberal Party-Câmpeanu	Partidul Naţional-Liberal-Câmpeanu (PN-L-C)	Absorbed into National Liberal Party; active 1995-2003
National Liberal Party-Democratic Convention	Partidul Naţional Liberal - Convenţia Democrată (PNL-CD)	Absorbed into National Liberal Party; 1991–1993
National Liberal Party Youth Wing	Partidul Naţional-Liberal Aripa Tînără (PNLAT)	Merged into the Liberal Party 1993; active 1990-1992
Party of Liberty and Social Unity	Partidul Libertăţii şi Unităţii Sociale (PLUS)	Active 1993-1996
Party of Romanian Life	Partidul Vieţii Româneşti (PVR)
People's Action	Acţiunea Populară (AP)
People's Party	Partidul Popular (PP)
Romanian Democratic Convention	Convenţia Democrată Română (CDR)	Electoral alliance created in 1992 by Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party, the National Liberal Party, the Civic Alliance Party and others, disbanded in 2000 after the withdrawal of National Liberal Party. The remaining parties formed a new alliance named CDR 2000, but failed to win enough votes to enter Parliament in the 2000 election. CDR 2000 eventually disappeared in January 2001
Romanian National Unity Party	Partidul Unităţii Naţionale a Românilor (PUNR)
Romanian Social Democratic Party	Partidul Social Democrat Român (PSDR)	Absorbed into Social Democratic Party in 2001
Socialist Party	Partidul Socialist (PS)
Socialist Party of Labour	Partidul Socialist al Muncii (PSM)	One section absorbed into Social Democratic Party in July 2003, another reconstituted as the Socialist Alliance Party
Union for Romanian Reconstruction	Uniunea pentru Reconstrucţia României (URR)	Absorbed into Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party in December 2004
Union of Right-Wing Forces	Uniunea Forţelor de Dreapta (UFD)	Founded in 1996 as Alternative for Romania Party (Partidul Alternativa României (PAR)), changed its name to UFD in 2000, absorbed into 'National Liberal Party in April 2003

Conservative Party	Partidul Conservator	Active 1880-1918
Conservative-Democratic Party	Partidul Conservator-Democrat	An offshoot of the Conservative Party, led by Take Ionescu; merged into the Conservative Nationalist Party; active 1908-1922
Conservative Nationalist Party	Partidul Conservator Naţionalist	An offshoot of the Conservative Party, active 1916-cca. 1935
Constitutional Party	Partidul Constituţional	Active 1891-1907
Democratic Nationalist Party	Partidul Naţionalist-Democrat (PND)	Right-wing nationalist party; active 1910-1938
Free and Independent Faction	Fracţiunea liberă şi independentă	Active 1866-1875; merged into the National Liberal Party^[35]
National Liberal Party	Partidul Naţional-Liberal	Active 1875-1947
National Party	Partida Naţională	Active 1856-1859
Peasants' Party	Partida Ţărănească	Active 1895^[36]
Radical Party	Partidul Radical	A offshoot of the National Liberal Party, led by C. A. Rosetti; active c. 1884^[35]
Romanian Social Democratic Party	Partidul Social Democrat din România (PSDR)	Merged into the Romanian Communist Party; active 1910-1916, 1927–1947
Romanian Social-Democratic Workers' Party	Partidul Social-Democrat al Muncitorilor din România (PSDMR)	Active 1893-1899; most of it merged into the National Liberal Party