New Republic (Romania)

The New Republic
Partidul Noua Republică
President vacant[1]
Founded 2012
Headquarters Bucharest
Ideology Classical liberalism
Republicanism
Conservatism
Christian democracy
Political position Center-right
International affiliation None
European affiliation Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists
Colours          Green, blue
Senate
1 / 176
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 412
European Parliament
0 / 33
Website
www.nouarepublica.ro
Politics of Romania
Political parties
Elections

The New Republic (Romanian: Noua Republică) is a political party in Romania. It was established in October 2011 as a grassroots movement inspired by the launching of a manifesto on different blogs and center-right platforms. The movement grew and led to the birth of more than 40 branches around the country. The first President was Mihail Neamțu, an intellectual who entered politics. The Prime Vicepresident of New Republic is George Mioc. On 16 March 2015, Neamțu announced he will step down to focus more on his family.[2]

History

In July 2012, the party's first National Convention elected Mihail Neamțu as party president. Neamțu was a public intellectual with a PhD degree in theology from King's College London. Soon after its foundation, the party joined Right Romania Alliance (ARD), together with the former governing party, Democratic Liberal Party (PDL); Civic Force, the party of former Prime Minister Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu; and the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNTCD). The party filled 9 candidates on the ARD list at 2012 legislative election, but because of administrative problems, new Republic's candidates ran as independents or under PNTCD's logo instead. The party's First Vice-President at that time, Valeriu Todiraşcu, was elected to be the Senate.

References

  1. ↑ "Mihail Neamţu s-a retras din prim-planul politicii: "Există momente în viaţă când ierarhia priorităţilor se resetează"". 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mihail Neamţu s-a retras din prim-planul politicii: "Există momente în viaţă când ierarhia priorităţilor se resetează"". Retrieved 18 March 2015.

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