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The Democratic National Salvation Front ( ro, Frontul Democrat al Salvării Naționale, FDSN) was a
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
n political party formed by former President
Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu (; born 3 March 1930) is a Romanian politician and engineer who served as President of Romania from 1989 until 1996 and from 2000 until 2004. Between 1996 and 2000 and also from 2004 to 2008, the year in which he retired, Iliescu ...
and his supporters stemming from the National Salvation Front (FSN) on 7 April 1992. It was the result of the breakup of the previously ruling FSN during the early 1990s. The smaller wing led by
Petre Roman Petre Roman (; born 22 July 1946) is a Romanian engineer and politician who was Prime Minister of Romania from 1989 to 1991, when his government was overthrown by the intervention of the miners led by Miron Cozma. He was the first prime ministe ...
continued using the brand FSN. On 10 July 1993, the FDSN merged with the
Romanian Socialist Democratic Party The Romanian Socialist Democratic Party ( ro, Partidul Socialist Democratic Român, PSDR) was a political party in Romania. During its short existence, it was easily mistaken for Romanian Social Democratic Party ( ro, Partidul Social Democrat R ...
(PSDR), the Republican Party, and the Cooperative Party, creating the
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(PDSR). In 2001, PDSR merged with PSDR to create the present-day
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(PSD).


Election history


Legislative elections


Presidential elections

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Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu (; born 3 March 1930) is a Romanian politician and engineer who served as President of Romania from 1989 until 1996 and from 2000 until 2004. Between 1996 and 2000 and also from 2004 to 2008, the year in which he retired, Iliescu ...
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See also

* 1992 Romanian general election 1992 establishments in Romania 1993 disestablishments in Romania Conservative parties in Romania Defunct conservative parties Defunct social democratic parties Defunct socialist parties in Romania Political parties disestablished in 1993 Political parties established in 1992 Social conservative parties Social democratic parties in Romania Social Democratic Party (Romania)