Civic Force ( ro, Forța Civică, FC) was a political party in Romania. It was founded in 2004 by former Mayor of Bucharest

Viorel Lis Viorel is a Romanian male given name, derived from ''viorea'' (meaning the sweet violet flower). Its female forms are Violeta and Viorica. Notable people with the name * Viorel P. Barbu (born 1941), Romanian mathematician * Viorel Cataramă (bo ...

(formerly affiliated with the

Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party The Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party ( ro, Partidul Național Țărănesc Creștin Democrat, officially abbreviated PNȚCD) is a Christian democratic and agrarian political party in Romania. It claims to be the rightful successor o ...

or PNȚCD throughout his term). Its last president was former Prime Minister Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, elected at the September 2012 party congress until 2014 when the party was absorbed by the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL).

History

Civic Force (FC) was founded in 2004 by former Bucharest mayor, Viorel Lis (who was previously a member of the

or PNȚCD for short), under the name 'Christian Party' ( ro, Partidul Creștin). In 2007, Adrian Iurașcu became the president of the party, after which the party adopted its current name. In 2009, FC ran for the European Parliament elections of that year, but failed to win any seats. In 2012, former Prime Minister Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu was elected president. For the 2012 parliamentary elections, FC joined the

Right Romania Alliance The Right Romania Alliance ( ro, Alianţa România Dreaptă, ARD, also translating to "Just Romania Alliance") was a Romanian electoral alliance formed between the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Part ...

(ARD), an electoral alliance with other centre-right opposition parties, namely the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the

(PNȚCD). Furthermore, the party also applied to become a member of the

European People's Party The European People's Party (EPP) is a European political party with Christian-democratic, conservative, and liberal-conservative member parties. A transnational organisation, it is composed of other political parties. Founded by primarily Ch ...

(EPP). Through ARD's list during the legislative election held in that year, FC gained three deputy seats (more specifically Dan Cristian Popescu, Dănuț Culețu, and Cristian Roman) and a senator seat (namely party president Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu). Eventually, in July 2014, the Civic Force was absorbed by the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL).

Notable former members

* Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu – president of Civic Force, senator 2012–2015, Prime Minister 2012, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004–2007, former PNL member 2004–2007; * Adrian Iurașcu – prime-vice-president of Civic Force, president of Civic Force 2007–2012, leader of CDR elected from civil society 1996–2000; *

Dan Cristian Popescu Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoir ...

– vice-president of Civic Force, deputy 2012–present, president of PNL Sector 1 2007–2012 (expelled from PNL in 2012); *

Dănuț Culețu Dănuț is a Romanian male given name, typically a nickname for Daniel or Dan (name), Dan, and may refer to: *Dănuț Borbil (born 1973), professional Romanian armwrestler, current national champion for the left arm, vice-champion for the right ar ...

– president of Civic Force Constanța, deputy 2012–present, prefect of Constanța 2005–2009 (left PNL in 2010).

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Notes: ¹

(ARD) members:

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(22 senators and 52 deputies), Civic Force, and PNȚCD (1 senator and 1 deputy).

European elections

References

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