New Republic (Romania)

The New Republic (Romanian: Noua Republică) is a political party in Romania. 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.[1]

The New Republic

Partidul Noua Republică
PresidentAlin Bota
General SecretaryLorin Ciobanu
FounderMihail Neamțu
Founded29 January 2013
HeadquartersBucharest
IdeologyClassical liberalism
Republicanism
Conservatism
Christian democracy
Political positionCentre-right
European affiliationAlliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe
Colours   Green, blue
Senate
0 / 136
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 330
European Parliament
0 / 33
Mayors
0 / 3,176
County Councilors
0 / 1,340
Local Council Councilors
0 / 39,900
Website
www.nouarepublica.2n.ro

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. Neamțu has a PhD degree in theology from King's College London. 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; 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 (AECR).

Electoral history

Legislative elections
Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2012 1,223,189 16.52
0 / 412
 1,239,318 16.71
1 / 176
  2nd 
(within ARD)		 Opposition to USL government (2012–2014)
Opposition to PSD-UNPR-UDMR-PC government (2014)
Opposition to PSD-UNPR-ALDE government (2014–2015)
Opposition to the technocratic Cioloș Cabinet (2015–2017)

References
  1. "Mihail Neamţu s-a retras din prim-planul politicii: "Există momente în viaţă când ierarhia priorităţilor se resetează"". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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