The Democratic Party of Labour (Romanian: Partidul Democrat al Muncii, PDM) was a political party in Romania.
Democratic Party of Labour Partidul Democrat al Muncii | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PDM |
| Founded | 26 February 1990 |
| Dissolved | 24 October 1994 |
| Merged into | Democratic Party |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
History
editThe PDM contested the 1990 general elections, receiving around 0.4% of the vote in the Chamber elections and 0.3% of the vote in the Senate elections. Although it failed to win a seat in the Senate, the party won a single seat in the Chamber.[2] The 1992 elections saw the party's vote share in the Chamber elections fall to 0.03%, resulting in it losing its seat.[3]
Electoral history
editLegislative elections
edit| Election | Chamber | Senate | Position | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| 1990 | 52,595 | 0.38 | 1 / 395
|
44,360 | 0.32 | 0 / 119
|
14th | Supported the FSN government (until October 1991) |
| Supported the FSN–PNL–MER–PDAR government | ||||||||
| 1992 | 3,888 | 0.03 | 0 / 341
|
2,933 | 0.02 | 0 / 143
|
51st | Extraparliamentary |
References
edit- ^ http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/handle/document/44740/ssoar-studiapolitica-2013-1-preda-Partide_voturi_si_mandate_la.pdf?sequence=1
- ^ 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
- ^ 1992 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex