Social Liberal Union

The Social Liberal Union (, USL) was a grand coalition of several political parties which was active in Romania during the early to mid 2010s. The alliance contained two major political parties, one major centre-left and one centre-right, more specifically the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL), respectively.

History Formation

The USL was formed on 5 February 2011Romanian opposition parties join forces, SE Times, 06/02/2011 initially between the Social Democratic Party (PSD), and the Centre Right Alliance (ACD) of National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Conservative Party (PC).

2012 elections

In June 2012, the USL won the local elections by a landslide. After the elections, in September, the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR), originally a breakaway from PSD and PNL, together with the PSD formed the Centre Left Alliance (ACS)UNPR a format cu PSD Alianţa de Centru Stânga, parte a USL, Manciu Andi and Ioana Câmpean, Mediafax and entered the USL.

At the parliamentary elections in December, the four-party coalition won about two thirds of the seats in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.

Dissolution

After the Centre Right Alliance (ACD) of PNL and PC dissolved in November 2013, the PC turned leftwards and aligned more with PSD and UNPR. As a result, the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL) broke up the coalition on 25 February 2014 and entered opposition.

In the 2014 presidential election, PSD, UNPR, and PC would designate Victor Ponta as their united candidate, while the PNL formed a new Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) with the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), supporting Klaus Iohannis.

Members PartyAbbr.LeaderIdeologySocial Democratic PartyPSDVictor PontaSocial democracySocial conservatismChristian leftNational Liberal PartyPNLCrin AntonescuLiberal conservatismChristian democracySocial conservatismConservative PartyPCDaniel ConstantinSocial conservatismNational conservatismHumanismNational Union for the Progress of RomaniaUNPRGabriel OpreaSocial democracySocial liberalismProgressivismGreen Party(until 2013)PVRemus CerneaGreen politicsGreen conservatismAnti-corruption

Electoral history Legislative elections

ElectionChamberSenatePositionAftermathVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats2008did not exist1did not exist1 –20124,344,28858.634,457,52660.102 (2014)PNL in opposition (2014–2015)PNL in opposition

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Local elections

National elections

Year County councilors Mayors Local councilors Popular vote % PositionVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats201214,203,00749.682,782,79233.992,630,12332.74

Year County presidents PositionVotes%Seats201214,260,70949.71

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Mayor of Bucharest

YearCandidateFirst roundVotesPercentagePosition2012 430,512

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