Partidul Conservator Conservative Party
Leader	Dan Voiculescu
Senate Leader	Dan Voiculescu
Chamber Leader	Bogdan Ciucă
Founded	18 December 1991
Headquarters	Calea Victoriei, 118 Bucharest
Political Ideology	Conservatism
International Affiliation	none
European Affiliation	none
European Parliament Group	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Colours	Blue
Website	www.partidulconservator.ro
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Its headquarters, on Calea Victoriei

This article refers to the current Conservative Party in Romania. For the Romanian Conservative Party that existed between 1880 and 1918, see Conservative Party (Romania, 1880-1918).

The Conservative Party of Romania (Romanian: Partidul Conservator) is a minor political party formed in 1991, after the fall of Communism, under the name of the Romanian Humanist Party (Partidul Umanist Român, PUR). From 2005 until December 3, 2006,^[1] the party was a junior member of the ruling coalition. The party took its present name, Conservative Party, on May 7, 2005. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... The Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator) was between 1880 and 1918 one of Romanias two most important parties. ... Combatants Communist Romania Ad hoc local Romanian militias Commanders Nicolae CeauÅŸescu Various independent militia leaders Casualties 1,104 deaths The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a week-long series of riots and fighting in late December of 1989 that overthrew the Communist regime of Nicolae CeauÅŸescu. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (128th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The current Conservative Party states it promotes tradition, family, social solidarity, European integration, and a nationalism without chauvinism. It claims the heritage of the former historical Romanian Conservative Party, one of the two main political forces in Romania before the First World War. There is no direct, uninterrupted link between the two parties—the historical Conservative Party was dissolved after World War I—but the current party sustains and embraces the values of the historical one.

In 2005, the party organized a march "for family values" as a reaction to the Bucharest GayFest pride parade. The party is opposed to the legalisation of same-sex marriage, even though Octavian Petrovici, the vice-president of the party's Bucharest division, stated that the party "respects the choice" of same-sex couples.^[2] This article is about family values as a political concept. ... GayFest is the annual gay pride festival in Bucharest, Romania, which first took place in 2004 and now occurs in May-June of each year, and lasts for nearly a week. ... Same-sex marriage is not legal in any Eastern Orthodox-majority nation, including Romania. ...

History

The Conservative Party was founded as the Romanian Humanist Party (PUR) on December 18, 1991. It changed its name in 2005 to reflect a shift in its ideology from centrist politics to more conservative, right-wing politics. The party was founded and continues to be led by Dan Voiculescu, a businessman who gave control of his companies to relatives in order to enter the political arena. Voiculescu is the founder and former owner of an important media chain comprising among others the top-ranking TV channel Antena 1 and the newspapers Jurnalul Naţional and Gazeta Sporturilor. According to CNA (the state agency for broadcast licencing), he retains significant influence in the Romanian mass-media, either through his foundation or through his family [1]. In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dan Voiculescu (born September 25, 1946) is a Romanian politician and former businessman. ... Antena 1 is a Romanian television network, and one of the three top networks in the country with a market share of about 20%. It covers most of the country and it is owned by Dan Voiculescu, who is also the president of the Conservative Party, a minor party in... Jurnalul NaÅ£ional is a Romanian newspaper, part of a media group led by Dan Voiculescu, which also includes the popular TV station Antena 1. ... Gazeta Sporturilor (meaning The Sports Gazette in Romanian) is a newspaper in Romania, and the countrys largest sports-related publication. ...

The party generally supports the interests of the middle class and especially those of small and middle-size business owners, and has performed better electorally at a local level than at a national level. The PUR formed a coalition with the PDSR (now PSD), which won the 2000 elections. The PUR took part in the government under the condition of having the opportunity to promote the interests of its electorate. A Ministry for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises was thus formed, under the leadership of a PUR representative. After two years, the senior partner of the coalition, the PDSR, decided to suppress this Ministry, and consequently the PUR, no longer being able to represent its electorate, withdrew from the government. The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is a major political party of Romania. ...

In the local elections of June 2004, the PUR obtained 6% of the votes and, among others, managed to win in one important city, Bacău. During this election, the party strongly attacked the PSD and its alleged system of "local barons". After the surprising alliance of PUR with PSD, Romeo Stavarache, the mayor of Bacău, switched to the Liberals after a disagreement with Voiculescu, saying that he found it impossible to cooperate with the "local barons" he had struggled to defeat. [2]. County Bacău County Status County capital Mayor Romeo Stavarache, National Liberal Party, since 2004 Area 41 km² Population (2002) 175,500 181,144 - National Institute of statistics, July 1, 2004 Density 5133 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... Former member of PUR, now in PNL ... The Partidul NaÅ£ional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament, being edged out only by the Social Democratic Party. ...

In the parliamentary elections of November 2004 the PUR again formed an electoral alliance with the social-democratic PSD party. This was a surprising move, as the PUR had strongly attacked the PSD in the June local elections. However, it ensured that the PUR would be able to enter the parliament on the coattails of the much larger party. The elections gave a slight parliamentary plurality to the PSD-PUR coalition, while the new president Traian Băsescu came from the other major competing coalition, the DA (Justice and Truth), formed by the PD party and the National Liberal Party. This situation threatened a major political crisis, the President being unwilling to appoint a prime minister from the slightly larger parliamentary bloc, and the DA candidate for prime minister liable not to be ratified by the Parliament, which would have resulted in new parliamentary elections. Traian Băsescu (born November 4, 1951) is a Romanian politician. ... Justice and Truth (in Romanian Dreptate ÅŸi 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 centre-left reformist Democratic Party (PD). ... The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) is a centre-right (formerly social democrat) party of Romania. ... The Partidul NaÅ£ional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament, being edged out only by the Social Democratic Party. ...

Although initial talks assured the support of PUR for the Justice and Truth, without them joining the government, the election of PSD members Adrian Năstase and Nicolae Văcăroiu as Heads of Chambers in the Romanian Parliament, prompted the members of DA to invite PUR to join the government. Although he had been the main advocate of this solution and had strongly pleaded for it, president Băsescu later qualified the solution as "immoral". In return, the conservatives labelled the President as a "hypocrite".[3] , [4]. Adrian Năstase (born June 22, 1950) is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004. ... Nicolae Văcăroiu (born on December 5, 1943 in Cetatea Albă, now Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Ukraine) is a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party, who served as Prime Minister between 1992 and 1996. ...

Voiculescu has been accused having been a collaborator with the Securitate, Romania's communist-era internal intelligence service, after information to this effect was released publicly by Romania's National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives. He actively denied the charge and sued the Council for this accusation, which indeed fails to point out what namely in his deeds has been harmful, and to whom.^[3]. He was initially named to be a Vice Premier in the government of Prime Minister of Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu but was ultimately not allowed to take the position because of his involvement with the former intelligence service.^[4][5]. Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu () (born January 14, 1952) is a Romanian politician, the current Prime Minister of Romania — since December 28, 2004. ...

On May 7, 2005 the party took its present name as the Conservative Party, after a change of doctrine from social liberalism to a more conservative stance. However, its doctrine is still unclear, since it supports certain leftist doctrines, such as increasing taxes for companies. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (128th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On December 3, 2006, the party quit the governing coalition and went into opposition. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Notable members

• Dan Voiculescu - founder and president
• Codruţ Şereş
• Gheorghe Copos

Dan Voiculescu (born September 25, 1946) is a Romanian politician and former businessman. ... Gheorghe (George) Copos (born 27 March 1953, Tăşnad, Satu Mare County) is a Romanian businessman and politician. ...

Notes

1. ^ (Romanian) Partidul Conservator s-a retras de la guvernare, party site, December 3, 2006. They left the coalition citing lack of support for their legislative projects by their coalition partners ("…lipsa sprijinului partenerilor de coaliţie pentru proiectele legislative ale PC").
2. ^ (Romanian) Familia Florin şi Raul nu primeşte credit cu buletinul, Cotidianul, 6 June 2006
3. ^ Cold War specter lingers in Eastern Europe, International Herald Tribune, December 12, 2006
4. ^ Secret service revelations claim senior coalition figures, The Diplomat Bucharest, September 2006
5. ^ (Romanian) Dan Voiculescu şi fosta Securitate, "Dan Voiculescu and the former Securitate", BBC News, June 16, 2006

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External links

• Conservative Party official site
• (Romanian) Evenimentul Zilei article on PUR

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