The New Republic ( ro, Noua Republică) is a political party in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. It was established in October 2011 as a
grassroots movement inspired by a manifesto on blogs and center-right platforms. The movement grew and spawned more than 40 branches around the country. The first President was Mihail Neamțu, an intellectual who entered politics. The Vice President is George Mioc. On 16 March 2015, Neamțu announced he was stepping down to focus more on his family.
George Mioc also left the party in 2015. On 19 September 2015 the party had the fourth Congress in Bucharest and voted a new statute and a new president.
History
In July 2012, the party's first National Convention elected Mihail Neamțu as party president. Soon after its founding, the party joined
Right Romania Alliance (ARD), together with the former governing party,
Democratic Liberal Party (PDL);
Civic Force, the party of former Prime Minister
Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (; born 22 September 1968) is a Romanian historian, politician and former Prime Minister of Romania. He was the foreign minister of Romania from 28 December 2004 to 12 March 2007, and he was appointed as Director of the F ...
; and the
Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNTCD). The party filled 9 candidates on the ARD list at
2012 legislative election, but because of administrative problems, New Republic's candidates ran as
independents or under PNTCD's logo instead. The party's Vice-President at that time, Valeriu Todiraşcu, was elected to the
Senate. In November, 2013 the party became member of the
Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe
The European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR Party), formerly known as Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR) (2009–2016) and Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) (2016–2019), is a conservativ ...
(AECR) until 2018.
Electoral history
Legislative elections
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