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The2024 European Parliament election inRomania was held on 9 June 2024.[1] This was the fifth European Parliament election to be held in Romania since thecountry's accession to the European Union in 2007 and the first since Brexit.
The 33 RomanianMEPs[c] are elected by direct universal suffrage by all EU citizens registered on the electoral rolls and over 18 years of age. The ballot is held in a single electoral district on the basis ofproportional representation, which means that the number of MPs elected from each political party depends on the number of votes obtained by the party. Romania uses a closed list system, which does not allow changing the order number of the candidates on the list. Seats in the European Parliament are allocated to parties that obtain at least 5% of the votes validly cast by theD'Hondt method.[citation needed]
In the last European parliamentary elections, in 2019, PSD obtained 9 mandates. It was the weakest electoral result recorded by the PSD in its entire European Parliament electoral history, largely based on thesoft eurosceptic andnationalist rhetoric[2] that the party adopted during the leadership ofLiviu Dragnea, the constant, brutal weakening of therule of law, and the encouragement ofcorruption.
There followed a period when the party changed 2 presidents within a few months: Liviu Dragnea (27 May 2019)[3][4] andViorica Dăncilă (November 2019). In November 2019,Marcel Ciolacu took over asad interim/acting president of the PSD and was later fully elected in 2020 at a party congress.[5] Throughout Marcel Ciolacu's presidency, PSD tried to distance itself from the eurosceptic and nationalist rhetoric and 'wash' its image as a party endorsing corruption at high political level. From 2021, the PSD has been one of the two main governing parties alongside theNational Liberal Party (PNL) within theNational Coalition for Romania (CNR).[6][7]
TheNational Liberal Party (PNL) ranked first in the last European parliamentary elections, obtaining 10 mandates. The speeches of PNL leaders and candidates oscillated during the campaign between a focus on European policy topics and an emphasis on domestic politics and disputes with the governing coalition. Among the electoral promises were: raising theMCV, Romania's accession to theSchengen Area and theeurozone, improving the rule of law and investments by accessing European funds.
After the2020 parliamentary elections, the PNL entered the government together with theUSR PLUS and theDemocratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ),[8] a coalition that lasted until September 2021.[9] Throughout 2021, tensions have increased within the National Liberal Party (PNL), with the then party's presidentLudovic Orban being challenged by high-ranking politicians within the party. At the September 2021 party congress, former Romanian controversialPrime MinisterFlorin Cîțu won the party presidency over Ludovic Orban.[10] However, Cîțu did not remain the party's president for too long, as in April 2022, at an extraordinary party congress with only one candidate, former Prime MinisterNicolae Ciucă became the new president of the party (and is still its current leader).[11] Following the loss of the party presidency by former longtime president Ludovic Orban and thepolitical crisis of 2021, a new splinter party from the PNL,Force of the Right (FD), was founded by former Prime Minister Ludovic Orban.[12]
Save Romania Union (USR) participated in the 2019 elections as part of the2020 USR PLUS Alliance,[13] an alliance between the parties USR andFreedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS), which later merged together as Save Romania Union (USR), previously obtaining 8 MEP mandates. It was the best electoral result recorded by the USR since its establishment in 2016. The 2019 electoral campaign focused in particular on apro-European platform, and, among the most notable electoral offers were the following: protecting the rights of Romanians in the European Union (EU), Romania's accession to theSchengen Area, positive changes in education, agriculture and infrastructure as well as taking measures to increase social welfare and the overall economic situation of the country. Also, in the rallies held during the election campaign, the message of the USR PLUS Alliance emphasizedthe fight against a corrupt andauthoritarian government power.
In 2020, USR PLUS entered government alongside theNational Liberal Party (PNL) and theDemocratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ). In 2021, USR and PLUS officially merged, with only the Save Romania Union (USR) name being retained by both parties as part of the fusion protocol.[14] In September 2021, the forced exit of the USR from the government by the PNL and incumbentPresidentKlaus Iohannis triggered apolitical crisis which ended by the subsequent entry of the PSD into government alongside PNL and UDMR/RMDSZ. In October 2021, the USR congress elected formerPrime MinisterDacian Cioloș as president of the party,[15] but the latter did not hold the position for a long time, as in February 2022 he resigned from this leading position within the party.[16] Later on,Cătălin Drulă was elected party president and is the current party leader.[17]
In January 2023, USR MEPNicolae Ștefănuță announced his departure from the party and his affiliation with theGreens–European Free Alliance as anindependent.[18]
In the late of 2023, the leaders of USR,People's Movement Party (PMP) andForce of the Right (FD) announced their intention to form acenter-right alliance to compete together in the 2024 European Parliament elections.[19][20] On 18 December 2023, USR, PMP and FD officially launchedUnited Right Alliance, going to run on a joint list for European Parliament elections.[21]
In May 2022, Dacian Cioloș together with 4 other MEPs previously elected on theUSR PLUS' list announced the launch of a new political party, namelyREPER, with MEPsDragoș Pîslaru,Ramona Strugariu,Alin Mituța, andDragoș Tudorache leaving the USR and joining REPER in the meantime.[22]
TheAlliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) is a political party that was founded by the independent 2019 MEP candidateGeorge Simion in December 2019. The unexpected entry of the AUR into theRomanian Parliament after the 2020 elections resulted in the emergence over time in the press of articles labelling AUR as aright-wing extremist party with anultra-nationalist,[23][24]eurosceptic,[25]neo-legionary,[26][27][28]chauvinist andpopulist[29] rhetoric. From 2021, AUR plans to affiliate with the European Parliament group ofEuropean Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).[30]
On 9 December 2023, leaders ofGreen Party (Verzii) andEcologist Party of Romania (PER) announced a new political alliance on political scene for 2024 European Parliament elections,AER for Romania Alliance Greens and Ecologists.[31]
On 17 March 2024,Sector 5 mayorCristian Popescu Piedone announced that the he will be first on the party's list for the European Parliament Elections.[32]
| European Parliament group | Mandates | National party | Mandates | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European People's Party Group | 14 / 33 | National Liberal Party (PNL) | 10 / 33 | [d] | ||
| People's Movement Party (PMP) | 2 / 33 | [e] | ||||
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) | 2 / 33 | [f] | ||||
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | 10 / 33 | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 8 / 33 | [g] | ||
| PRO Romania (PRO) | 1 / 33 | [h] | ||||
| Social Liberal Humanist Party (PUSL) | 1 / 33 | [i] | ||||
| Renew Europe | 7 / 33 | Save Romania Union (USR) | 1 / 33 | [j] | ||
| Renewing Romania's European Project (REPER) | 5 / 33 | [k] | ||||
| Independent | 1 / 33 | [l] | ||||
| European Conservatives and Reformists | 1 / 33 | Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD) | 1 / 33 | [m] | ||
| Greens–European Free Alliance | 1 / 33 | Independent | 1 / 33 | [n] | ||
| Source:European Parliament | ||||||
| European Parliament group | Mandates | National party | Mandates | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European People's Party Group | 10 / 33 | National Liberal Party (PNL) | 8 / 33 | |||
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) | 2 / 33 | [o] | ||||
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | 11 / 33 | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 10 / 33 | [p] | ||
| Social Liberal Humanist Party (PUSL) | 1 / 33 | [q] | ||||
| Renew Europe | 3 / 33 | Save Romania Union (USR) | 2 / 33 | [r] | ||
| People's Movement Party (PMP) | 1 / 33 | [s] | ||||
| European Conservatives and Reformists | 6 / 33 | Romanian National Conservative Party (PNCR) | 1 / 33 | [t] | ||
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) | 5 / 33 | |||||
| Non-Inscrits | 2 / 33 | S.O.S. Romania | 2 / 33 | [u] | ||
| Greens–European Free Alliance | 1 / 33 | Independent | 1 / 33 | [v] | ||
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| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | CNR | PUSL S&D | AUR+ | ADU | PRO S&D | UDMR EPP | AER | AD ECR | S.O.S. NI | REPER Renew | Others | Lead | |||||
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| PNL EPP | PSD S&D | PNCR ECR | AUR ECR | FD EPP | PMP EPP | USR Renew | PER NI | PV G/EFA | |||||||||||
| INSCOP | 20 - 25 May 2024 | 1,100 | 43.7 | 1.3 | 17.5 | 14.1 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | 4.4 | 1.3 | 11.7[33] | 26.2 | ||||
| Sociopol | 17–22 May 2024 | 1,002 | 47 | 2 | — | 21 | 15 | — | 5 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4[w] | 24 | |||
| CSPS | 7–15 May 2024 | 2,613 | 27 | — | — | 34 | 25 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| INSCOP | 12–20 April 2024 | 1,100 | 46.6 | 1.5 | — | 16.7 | 13.8 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | — | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 29.9 | |||
| CSPS | 1-7 April 2024 | 4,085 | 27.2 | — | — | 30.2 | 23.4 | — | 4.8 | — | — | — | 2.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 3 | |||
| Sociopol | 26 March-2 April 2024 | 1,002 | 47 | 5 | — | 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | |||
| CURS | 19-28 March 2024 | 1,067 | 53 | 4 | — | 14 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 39 | |||
| CSPS | 17-29 March 2024 | 2,088 | 37 | — | — | 27 | 21 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | |||
| Euractiv | March 2024 | — | 42 | — | — | 25 | 14 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | |||
| Ipsos | 23 Feb–5 Mar 2024 | 970 | 42.4 | 3.0 | — | 20.7 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 5.9 | — | 5.2 | 21.7 | |||
| INSCOP | 22-29 Feb 2024 | 1,100 | 43.7 | — | — | 20.6 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | — | 6.4 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 23.1 | ||||
| Sociopol | Feb 2024 | – | 42 | 1 | — | 28 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[x] | 14 | |||
| 17 | 31 | 1 | — | 24 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[y] | 14 | |||||
| INSOMAR | Feb 2024 | 1,030 | 40.8 | 1.5 | — | 30.5 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 4.5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.5[z] | 10.3 | |||
| Avangarde | 19–20 Feb 2024 | 950 | 20 | 31 | — | — | 18 | 15 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| CURS | 3–14 Feb 2024 | 1,067 | 20 | 31 | 2 | — | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4[aa] | 11 | ||
| 60m.ro | 20 Jan 2024 | 927 | 16 | 28 | — | — | 30 | 17 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | ||
| INSCOP | 16-24 Jan 2024 | 1,100 | 18.8 | 29.5 | — | — | 18.4 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | — | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 10.7 | |||
| CURS | 15–27 Jan 2024 | 1,082 | 19 | 30 | 3 | — | 21 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 9 | ||
| Avangarde | 8-22 Jan 2024 | 1,150 | 21 | 31 | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| INSOMAR | Jan 2024 | 1,050 | 21 | 25 | — | — | 22 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 9[ab] | 3 |
| Sociopol | Jan 2024 | – | 17 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1[ac] | 6 | ||
| CIRA | Jan 2024 | 1,000 | 20 | 30 | — | — | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| CURS | 26–30 Dec 2023 | 852 | 19 | 31 | 4 | — | 19 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 12 |
| Mercury Research | 30 Oct–6 Nov 2023 | 1,227 | 16 | 26 | 0 | — | 19 | 22 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 28 | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | 4 | 15 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Avangarde | 20–28 Sep 2023 | 994 | 21 | 31 | — | — | 19 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 10 |
| LARICS | 11–25 Sep 2023 | 1,003 | 22.9 | 31.5 | 1.0 | — | 14.6 | — | 4.4 | 15.2 | — | 3.2 | — | — | — | 4.7 | — | 2.4 | 8.6 |
| INSOMAR | 28–31 Aug 2023 | 1,030 | 15 | 25 | 2 | — | 27 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | 2 |
| 2020 parliamentary election | 6 Dec 2020 | 6.058.625 | 25.2 | 28.9 | 1.0 | — | 9.1 | — | 4.9 | 15.4 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | — | — | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 2019 election | 26 May 2019 | 9.069.822 | 27.0 | 22.5 | — | — | 5.8 | 22.4 | 6.4 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6 | 4.5 | ||
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | PNL EPP | PSD S&D | PUSL S&D | ADU | PLUS Renew | PRO S&D | UDMR EPP | AUR ECR | S.O.S. ID | REPER Renew | Others | Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FD EPP | PMP EPP | USR Renew | ||||||||||||||
| AtlasIntel | 1-5 Jun 2024 | 2.873 | 7.6 | 24.2 | — | 39.3 | — | — | — | 12.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 15.1 | |||
| Ipsos | 1 Nov-18 Dec 2023 | 5.400 | 15.5 | 39.5 | — | 1.8 | 2.3 | 22.4 | — | — | 0.7 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 17.1 |
| 2019 election | 26 May 2019 | 943.118 | 15.48 | 16.38 | — | 7.99 | 39.89 | 6.75 | 0.36 | — | — | — | 13.15 | 23.51 | ||
Save Romania Union (USR) and theAlliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) were the first political parties that announced their official candidates for theEuropean Parliament so far.[34]On 18 December 2023, Save Romania Union officially announced formation ofUnited Right Alliance withForce of the Right (FD) andPeople's Movement Party (PMP). These three parties ran on a joint list for European Parliament elections.[citation needed]
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| PSD–PNL Alliance | 4,341,686 | 48.55 | 19 | – | |
| AUR Alliance | 1,334,905 | 14.93 | 6 | New | |
| United Right Alliance | 778,901 | 8.71 | 3 | – | |
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | 579,180 | 6.48 | 2 | – | |
| S.O.S. Romania | 450,040 | 5.03 | 2 | New | |
| Renewing Romania's European Project | 334,703 | 3.74 | 0 | New | |
| United Diaspora Party | 159,943 | 1.79 | 0 | New | |
| Social Liberal Humanist Party | 132,402 | 1.48 | 0 | New | |
| Patriots Party | 65,440 | 0.73 | 0 | New | |
| Greater Romania Party | 59,272 | 0.66 | 0 | – | |
| The Right Alternative | 40,281 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |
| Socialist Romania Alliance (PSR–PSDM) | 37,119 | 0.42 | 0 | – | |
| Independents | 628,754 | 7.03 | 1 | – | |
| Total | 8,942,626 | 100.00 | 33 | +1 | |
| Valid votes | 8,942,626 | 94.82 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 488,551 | 5.18 | |||
| Total votes | 9,431,177 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,025,329 | 52.32 | |||
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