The New Generation Party – Christian Democratic (''Partidul Noua Generație - Creștin Democrat'', PNGCD; formerly ''Partidul Noua Generație'', PNG) was a
nationalist
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political party
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in
Romania
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.
Created in 2000 as a
centrist
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grouping around former
Mayor
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of
Bucharest
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Viorel Lis, it was taken over in January 2004 by businessman
Gigi Becali
George "Gigi" Becali (; born 25 June 1958) is a Romanian businessman, writer, politician and former convict, mostly known for his ownership of the FCSB football club.
Becali was a Member of the European Parliament between June 2009 and Decembe ...
(owner of
FC Steaua București
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), who became its leader. Its ideology has since changed to extreme nationalism and Orthodox Christianity. Since then, it has pursued a radically nationalistic, xenophobic and homophobic scheme. In the 2004
legislative elections
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, PNG won 2.2% of the popular vote but no seats in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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and
Senate
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.
For the
2009 European Parliament election
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, the PNGCD forged an electoral alliance with the far-right
Greater Romania Party
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(PRM). PNGCD leader Becali was elected member of the European Parliament on the PRM list. The party's ideology under Becali's leadership is close to that of the pre-war fascist
Iron Guard
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(or ''"Legionary Movement"''). It fuses nationalist mythology with Christian Orthodox conservatism. Becali is a self-declared follower of the Legionary Movement. The Romanian
National Council for Combating Discrimination
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has repeatedly charged Becali with homophobic, sexist and discriminatory statements against
Romani
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Ethnic groups
* Romani people, or Roma, an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin
** Romani language, an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani communities
** Romanichal, Romani subgroup in the United Kingdom
* Romanians (Romanian ...
and other ethnic minorities. The
United States
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Department of State
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has described the New Generation Party as an "extreme nationalist party" and noted the party's use of a slogan of the 1930s anti-Semitic Legionary Movement.International Religious Freedom Report 2006 US Department of State
Notable members
*
Dan Pavel
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** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark
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**Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoir ...
- executive president, former advisor of
Gigi Becali
George "Gigi" Becali (; born 25 June 1958) is a Romanian businessman, writer, politician and former convict, mostly known for his ownership of the FCSB football club.
Becali was a Member of the European Parliament between June 2009 and Decembe ...
, political science professor.
* Alex Mihai Stoenescu - vice president, historian.
*
Marian Oprea
Marian Oprea (born 6 June 1982) is a Romanian athlete, competing in triple jump, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. His personal best is 17.81 meters.DDTV) and owner of ''
Lumea
''Lumea'' (Romanian language, Romanian: ''The World'') was a monthly magazine on international politics published in Bucharest, Romania, between 1963 and 1993.
History and profile
''Lumea'' was established by George Ivascu in 1963. It is the succe ...