New Republic (Romania)

The New Republic (Romanian: Noua Republică) is a political party in Romania. It was established in October 2011 as a grassroots movement inspired by a manifesto on blogs and center-right platforms. The movement grew and spawned more than 40 branches around the country. The first President was Mihail Neamțu, an intellectual who entered politics.^{[clarification needed]} The Vice President is George Mioc. On 16 March 2015, Neamțu announced he was stepping down to focus more on his family.^{[citation needed]}

The New Republic Partidul Noua Republică
President	Alin Bota
General Secretary	Lorin Ciobanu
Founder	Mihail Neamțu
Founded	29 January 2013
Headquarters	Bucharest
Ideology	Classical liberalism Republicanism Conservatism Christian democracy Euroscepticism^[1] Nationalism^[2] Right-wing populism
Political position	Centre-right to far-right^[3]
Colours	Green, blue
Website
www.nouarepublica.2n.ro
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George Mioc also left the party in 2015. On 19 September 2015, the party had the fourth Congress in Bucharest and voted a new statute and a new president.

History

In July 2012, the party's first National Convention elected Mihail Neamțu as party president. Soon after its founding, 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 the 2012 legislative election, but because of administrative problems, New Republic's candidates ran as independents or under PNTCD's logo instead. The party's Vice-President at that time, Valeriu Todiraşcu, was elected to the Senate. In November 2013, the party became a member of the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (AECR) until 2018.

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election	Chamber			Senate			Position	Aftermath
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
2012	1,223,189	16.52	0 / 412	1,239,318	16.71	1 / 176	2nd  (within ARD)	Opposition to USL government (2012–2014)
							Opposition to PSD-UNPR-UDMR-PC government (2014)
							Opposition to PSD-UNPR-ALDE government (2014–2015)
							Opposition to the technocratic Cioloș Cabinet (2015–2017)

References

1. "Există un demos european?".
2. "Centrul pentru Monitorizarea si Combaterea Antisemitismului despre discursul lui Mihail Neamtu: Scandalos, revoltător și împotriva legislației în vigoare/ Se face vinovat de incitare la extremism, de ignorare deliberată a antisemitismului promovat de legionari - Hotnews Mobile".
3. http://litera9.com/efectul-lipsei-de-competenta-in-presa-un-exemplu-din-lumea-politica/

External links

• Official website