Romanian Socialist Democratic Party

The Romanian Socialist Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Socialist Democratic Român, PSDR) was a political party in Romania. During it short existence, it was easily mistaken for Romanian Social Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Social Democrat Român).

History

The PSDR contested the 1990 general elections, receiving around 1.1% of the vote in both the Chamber and Senate elections. Although it failed to win a seat in the Senate, the party won five seats in the Chamber.[1] The 1992 elections saw its vote share fall to 0.9%, resulting in it losing all five seats.[2]

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election	Chamber			Senate			Position	Aftermath
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
1990	143,393	1.05	5 / 395	152,989	1.10	0 / 119	9th	Supported the FSN government (until October 1991)
							Supported the FSN–PNL–MER–PDAR government
1992	94,154	0.86	0 / 341	60,708	0.55	0 / 143	13th	Extraparliamentary

References

1. 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived 2003-01-07 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
2. 1992 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived 2003-01-07 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex