The Romanian Nationhood Party (Romanian: Partidul Neamul Românesc, NR or PNR) is a far-right, Romanian nationalist[1] political party. It was founded by Ninel Peia, a former member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).[14][15] The party is critical of Hungarian-born American billionaire George Soros.[16][17]
Romanian Nationhood Party Partidul Neamul Românesc | |
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Abbreviation | NR |
President | Ninel Peia |
General Secretary | Constantin Onișor[1] |
Founded | 15 January 2019citation needed] | [
Split from | Social Democratic Party[2] Alliance for the Union of Romanians[3] |
Ideology | Romanian ultranationalism[4][5] National conservatism[6] Anti-immigration[5][7] Euroscepticism[8] Anti-Islam[5] Anti-globalization[9] Romanian-Moldovan unionism[10] Economic nationalism[11] Right-wing populism[11] |
Political position | Far-right |
Religion | Romanian Orthodox Church |
National affiliation | Romanian Sovereigntist Bloc[12][13] |
Colours | Yellow |
Senate | 1 / 136 [14] |
Chamber of Deputies | 4 / 330 [14] |
Website | |
Official website | |
Election | Chamber | Senate | Position | Aftermath | ||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
2020 | 535,828 | 9.08 | 4 / 330
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541,935 | 9.17 | 1 / 136
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4th (within AUR)1 |
Opposition to PNL-USR PLUS-UDMR government (2020–2021) |
Opposition to PNL-UDMR minority government (2021) | ||||||||
Opposition to CNR government (2021–present) |
Notes:
1 NR had signed a protocol with AUR to have their candidates elected on AUR's list[14]
Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
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Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position | ||
2019 | Ninel Peia | 30,884 | 0.34% |
12th | not qualified |