The Socialist Party of Labour ( ro, Partidul Socialist al Muncii, PSM) was a left wing-nationalist

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. The party was labelled as neo-

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. It was founded on 16 November 1990. The chairman of the party was Ilie Verdeţ, former

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between 1979 and 1982, under

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. At the 1992 general election, the party obtained roughly 3% of votes and thus entered the

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. Together with the

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(PRM), the PSM formed the "National Bloc" faction in the

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. The PSM participated in the so-called

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coalition that included Iliescu's

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(FDSN), the

(PRM; at that time

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), the Agrarian Democracy Party (PDAR), and the

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(PUNR). Later, the Socialist Party of Labour (PSM) gradually lost its influence. In July 2003, the party fused with the

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(PSD); members who objected to the fusion formed a splinter group, called the Socialist Alliance Party (PSR).

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Presidential elections

References

External links

Parties, Poles, Alliances and Romanian Pluralism, 1990-2000 by Maxmilián Strmiska
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