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This article listspolitical parties in Romania.Romania has ademocraticmulti-party system with numerouspolitical parties, in which a political party does not often have the chance of gaining parliamentary majority alone, and, thus, parties must work with each other to formcoalition governments. The current system was established following theRomanian Revolution of 1989 and the adoption of anew constitution in 1991; prior to these events, Romania was a single-party state under the rulership of theRomanian Communist Party (PCR).
Since the early 1990s, Romanian politics saw a gradual decrease in the number of political parties entering the Parliament and a relative consolidation of existing ones along ideological lines. Major political parties can be roughly grouped into three main "families", more specificallyliberal,social democratic, orconservative.[1] Extremist groups have a relatively low political profile in Romania, despite a surge in popularity offar-right andEurosceptic political parties across manyEuropean Union (EU) countries during the 2010s.[2][needs update]
Party switching (Romanian:traseism politic) remains a very concerning and significant issue, however, as does widespread corruption, leading to an overall low level of public trust in political parties.[citation needed] In December 2014 the level of trust stood at 12%.[3] To counter this perception, the two largest parties as of 2015 (namely the Social Democrats and the National Liberals) have allegedly initiated a series of internal reforms to strengthen their integrity criteria and impose disciplinary sanctions on party members investigated or convicted on corruption charges.[4][5][6]
Article 40 of the Constitution of Romania states that citizens can freely associate into political parties, with the exception of judges, military, and police personnel as well as other civil servants which are apolitical by law.[7] The same article bans political parties which campaign againstpolitical pluralism, therule of law, and Romania's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Romania's party system is regulated by Law no. 14/2003 on political parties; the law initially mandated a list of 25,000 supporters, residing in at least 18counties and theMunicipality of Bucharest, for a political party to be formally registered.
Nevertheless, in February 2015, the unregisteredPirate Party of Romania (Romanian:Partidul Pirat din România) filed a complaint to theConstitutional Court, arguing that the list requirement is a violation of the constitutional provisions onfreedom of association. The Court subsequently struck down the requirement as unconstitutional, and on 6 May 2015, the Romanian Parliament approved a modified version of the law, which allows the formation of a political party with 3 signatures.[8][9]
The current political parties with parliamentary representation, in the order of the total number of representatives they hold as of July 2024[update] in theChamber of Deputies and theSenate, are the following ones:
In addition,ethnic minority organizations are granted each seat in the Chamber of Deputies if: (1) are the sole official representative organization of the minority; (2) they participate in the legislative election and do not pass the 5% threshold but obtain at least 10% of the number of votes calculated to correspond to electing one deputy. These seats are added to the number of seats put up for election. As of 2021, there are eighteen such seats. The Hungarian minority organization, theDemocratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) has always passed the 5% threshold for both houses of the Romanian Parliament, and has been treated as a regular political party (and acting like one as well).
Aside from the political parties represented in the Romanian Parliament, the following political parties only have representation in theEuropean Parliament:
| Logo | Name | Abbr. | Founded | Leader | Ideology | Position | MEPs | European affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | People's Movement Party (Romanian:Partidul Mișcarea Populară) | PMP | 2014 | Eugen Tomac | Christian democracy Romanian-Moldovan unionism[15] Social conservatism National conservatism | Centre-right to right-wing | 1 / 33 | European People's Party | |
| Romanian National Conservative Party (Romanian:Partidul Național Conservator Român) | PNCR | 2023 | Cristian Terheș | National conservatism Right-wing populism Soft Euroscepticism | Right-wing | 1 / 33 | European Christian Political Party | ||
| Association of Italians of Romania | Asociația Italienilor din România - RO.AS.IT., Associazione degli Italiani di Romania - RO.AS.IT. |
| Association of Macedonians of Romania | Asociația Macedonenilor din România, Друштвото на Македонците од Романија |
| Bulgarian Union of the Banat - Romania | Uniunea Bulgară din Banat - România, Български съюз на Банат - Румъния |
| Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania | Comunitatea Rușilor Lipoveni din România, Община русских-липован Румынии |
| Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania | Uniunea Culturală a Rutenilor din România, Културне Товариство Русинів Романії |
| Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania | Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România, Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien |
| Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs in Romania | Uniunea Democratică a Slovacilor și Cehilor din România, Demokratický svaz Slováků a Čechů v Rumunsku, Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku |
| Democratic Union of Turkish-Muslim Tatars of Romania | Uniunea Democrată a Tătarilor Turco-Musulmani din România, Romanya Müslüman Tatar Türklerĭ Demokrat Bĭrlĭgĭ |
| Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania | Federația Comunităților Evreiești din România |
| Forum of Czechs in Romania | Forumul Cehilor din România, Fórum Čechů v Rumunsku |
| Hellenic Union of Romania | Uniunea Elenă din România, Ένωση Ελλήνων της Ρουμανίας |
| League of Albanians of Romania | Liga Albanezilor din România, Liga e shqiptarëve në Rumani |
| Party of the Roma | Partida Romilor, Partida le Romenge |
| Turkish Democratic Union of Romania | Uniunea Democrată Turcă din România, Romanya Türk Demokrat Birliği |
| Union of Armenians of Romania | Uniunea Armenilor din România, Ռումինիայի հայերի միություն |
| Union of Croatians of Romania | Uniunea Croaților din România, Zajedništvo Hrvata u Rumunjskoj |
| Union of Poles of Romania | Uniunea Polonezilor din România "Dom Polski", Związek Polaków w Rumunii "Dom Polski" |
| Union of Serbs of Romania | Uniunea Sârbilor din România, Савез Срба у Румунији |
| Union of Ukrainians of Romania | Uniunea Ucrainienilor din România, Союз українців Румунії |
| Conservative Party | Partidul Conservator | Active 1880–1918 |
| Conservative-Democratic Party | Partidul Conservator-Democrat | An offshoot of theConservative Party, led byTake Ionescu; merged into the Conservative Nationalist Party; active 1908–1922 |
| Conservative Nationalist Party | Partidul Conservator Naționalist | An offshoot of theConservative Party, active 1916–c.1935 |
| Constitutional Party | Partidul Constituțional | Active 1891–1907 |
| Democratic Nationalist Party | Partidul Naționalist-Democrat (PND) | Right-wing nationalist party; active 1910–1938 |
| Free and Independent Faction | Fracțiunea liberă și independentă | Active 1866–1875; merged into theNational Liberal Party[16] |
| National Liberal Party | Partidul Național-Liberal | Active 1875–1947 |
| National Party | Partida Națională | Active 1856–1859 |
| Peasants' Party | Partida Țărănească | Active 1895[17] |
| Radical Party / Radical Democratic Party | Partidul Radical /Partidul Democrat Radical | An offshoot of theNational Liberal Party, led byGeorge Panu; active c. 1884[16]–1895; merged into theConservative Party |
| Social Democratic Party of Romania | Partidul Social Democrat din România (PSDR) | Active 1910–1916, groups active illegally 1916–1918; Transformed into theSocialist Party of Romania |
| Social Democratic Workers' Party of Romania | Partidul Social-Democrat al Muncitorilor din România (PSDMR) | Active 1893–1899; most of its leadership joined theNational Liberal Party, with others members eventually joining theSocial Democratic Party of Romania |
The following parties were all active in Romania in theinterwar period and, in some cases, through and after World War II.Dates of founding and dissolution are given, where known. Failing that, the earliest and latest dates known for activities are given.
This period saw the proliferation of numerous extremist parties inspired byfascism,socialism andCommunism. The latter were effectively banned in 1924 by the so-calledMârzescu law.[18] A succession of coups drastically altered the political landscape as Romania went through a single-party dictatorship under theNational Renaissance Front (1938–1940), then a military dictatorship without political parties (1940–1944), then briefly returning to multiparty democracy before finally becoming apeople's republic (1944–1947).
| Agrarian League | Liga Agrară | Offshoot of thePeople's Party; active 1929–1938 |
| Agrarian | Partidul Uniunea Agrară | Led byConstantin Argetoianu; active 1932–1938[19] |
| Bessarabian Peasants' Party | Partidul Țărănesc din Basarabia (PȚ) | Founded in theMoldavian Democratic Republic; most of it merged into thePeasants' Party in 1921, a wing led byIon Inculeț kept the name and later joined theNational Liberal Party; active 1918–1923[20] |
| Bolshevik Leninist Group of Romania | Grupul Bolșevic Leninist din România | ATrotskyist grouping led byDavid Korner; active 1935.[21] |
| Citizen Bloc | Blocul Cetățenesc | A nationalist party led byGrigore Forțu; active 1934[22] |
| Citizen Committees-Dem. I. Dobrescu | Comitetele Cetățenești Dem. I. Dobrescu | A dissident wing of theNational Peasants' Party; active 1935–1938[23] |
| Communist Party of Romania | Partidul Comunist din România (PCdR) | Founded in 1921 as theSocialist-Communist Party (Partidul Socialist-Comunist), a group that emerged from theSocialist Party of Romania; after 1944Romanian Communist Party (Partidul Comunist Român (PCR)); active 1921–1948. Absorbed theSocial Democratic Party and renamed itself theRomanian Workers' Party |
| Conservative-Democratic Party | Partidul Conservator-Democrat | An offshoot of theConservative Party, led byTake Ionescu; merged into the Conservative Nationalist Party; active 1908–1922 |
| Conservative Nationalist Party | Partidul Conservator Naționalist | An offshoot of theConservative Party, active 1916 – c.1935 |
| Crusade of Romanianism | Cruciada Românismului | Fascist party; active 1935–1936.[24] |
| Democratic Bloc /Democratic Union | Blocul democratic /Uniunea democratică | Anti-fascist political organizations under the influence of theRomanian Communist Party, active 1935–1936, 1937–1939 |
| Democratic Nationalist Party | Partidul Naționalist-Democrat (PND) | Right-wing nationalist party, active 1910–1938 |
| Democratic Peasants' Party–Stere | Partidul Țărănesc-Democrat Constantin Stere (PȚD) | A dissident wing of theNational Peasants' Party, merged with theRadical Peasants' Party; active 1930–1933[25] |
| Democratic Peasants' Party–Lupu | Partidul Țărănesc-Democrat Nicolae L. Lupu (PȚD) | A dissident wing of theNational Peasants' Party; active 1946–1948[26] |
| Swastika of Fire | Svastica de Foc | Fascist party, an offshoot of theNational-Christian Defense League; active 1935–1938[19] |
| German Party | Partidul German din România (PGR) /Deutsche Partei in Rumänien | Generally backing the party in government, it became strongly influenced byNazism after 1936; active 1919–1944[27] |
| German People's Party | Partidul Poporului German din România (PPGR) / Deutsche Volkspartei in Rumänien (DVPR) | An offshoot of theGerman Party, active 1935–1938 |
| Hungarian People's Union | Uniunea Populară Maghiară (UPM) / Magyar Népi Szövetség (MNSZ) | An offshoot of theMagyar Party, created asUnion of Hungarian Workers of Romania' (Magyar Dolgozók Országos Szövetsége (MADOSZ)), in close alliance with theCommunist Party of Romania; active 1934–1953 |
| Independent Social Democratic Party | Partidul Social Democrat Independent (PSDI) | A dissident wing of theSocial Democratic Party, led byConstantin Titel Petrescu; active 1946–1947[28] |
| Iron Guard | Garda de Fier | The usual name of the group founded as theLegion of the Archangel Michael (Legiunea Arhanghelul Mihail orLegiunea Arhanghelului Mihail), running in election first as the"Corneliu Codreanu" Grouping (Gruparea "Corneliu Codreanu") and then as theEverything For the Country Party (Partidul Totul pentru Țară (TPȚ)) - fascist party active between 1927 and c. 1944–1945 (with minor groups claiming heritage to this day) |
| Jewish Democratic Committee | Comitetul Democratic Evreiesc | In close alliance with theCommunist Party of Romania; active 1946–1948[29] |
| Jewish Party | Partidul Evreiesc | Active 1923–1938[30] |
| Labour Party | Partidul Muncei | Active 1918; merged into thePeasants' Party[31] |
| League Against Usury | Liga Contra Cametei | Active 1929 – c.1931[32] |
| Liberal Democratic Party | Partidul Liberal-Democrat (PLD) | Founded as"Free Man" Grouping (Gruparea "Omul Liber") - a dissident wing of theNational Liberal Party, led byJean Th. Florescu; active 1931–1935.[33] |
| Magyar Party | Partidul Maghiar | Active 1922–1938[34] |
| National-Agrarian Action | Acțiunea Național-Agrară (ANA) | An offshoot of theNational Peasants' Party, merged into theNational Union for Work and Reconstruction; active 1946–1947[35] |
| National Agrarian Party | Partidul Național Agrar (PNA) | An offshoot of thePeople's Party, merged into theNational Christian Party; active c.1931–1935[36] |
| Guard of the National Conscience | Garda Conștiinței Naționale (GCN) | Proto-fascist government-backed Romanian workers' organization; active 1919-1920. The organization was important inCorneliu Zelea Codreanu's development and political worldview. |
| National Christian Union | Uniunea Națională Creștină (UNC) | A short-lived proto-fascist party founded byA.C. Cuza andNicolae Paulescu after Cuza parted ways withNicolae Iorga and theDemocratic Nationalist Party split. Active 1922; predecessor of the National-Christian Defense League |
| National-Christian Defense League | Liga Apărării Național-Creștine (LANC) | A far right proto-fascist party, merged intoNational Christian Party; active 1923–1935 |
| National Christian Party | Partidul Național-Creștin (PNC) | Fascist party, active 1935–1938 |
| National-Corporatist League | Liga Național-Corporatistă | A fascist party, led byMihail Manoilescu; active 1932–1938[37] |
| National Fascist Movement | Mișcarea Națională Fascistă (MNF) | Active cca. 1923 |
| National Italo-Romanian Cultural and Economic Movement | Mișcarea Națională Culturală și Economică Italo-Română | Fascist party, merged into theNational Fascist Movement; active 1921–1923[38] |
| National Liberal Party | Partidul Național-Liberal (PNL) | Active 1875–1947; the present-day PNL claims to be the successor of this party. |
| National Liberal Party-Brătianu | Partidul Național Liberal-Brătianu (PNL) | A dissident wing of theNational Liberal Party; active 1931–1935 |
| National Liberal Party-Tătărescu/National Liberal Party-Bejan | Partidul Național-Liberal-Tătărescu (PNL) /Partidul Național-Liberal-Bejan (PNL) | A dissident wing of theNational Liberal Party; active 1944–1948 |
| National Peasants' Party | Partidul Național Țărănesc (PNȚ) | Merger of theRomanian National Party and thePeasants' Party; active 1926–1947 |
| National Peasants' Party–Alexandrescu | Partidul Național Țărănesc-Anton Alexandrescu (PNȚ) | An offshoot of theNational Peasants' Party, in close alliance with theRomanian Communist Party, merged into thePloughmen's Front; active 1945–1948[39] |
| National Renaissance Front | Frontul Renașterii Naționale (FRN) | RenamedParty of the Nation (Partidul Națiunii) in 1940, created as the fascist-inspired single officialcorporatist party byKingCarol II; active 1938–1940 |
| National Romanian Fascia | Fascia Națională Română | Merged into theNational Fascist Movement; active c.1920–1923[40] |
| National Socialist Party of Romania | Partidul Național-Socialist din România | Fascist party; active 1933[41] |
| National Socialist German Workers' Party of the German ethnic group in Romania | Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei der deutschen Volksgruppe in Rumänien (NSDAP-DVGiR) /Partidul Național-Socialist Muncitoresc German al Grupului Etnic German din România | Local branch of theNazi Party, membership limited to the German minority; active 1940–1944 |
| National Union for Work and Reconstruction | Uniunea Națională Muncă și Refacere (UNMR) | Led byConstantin Argetoianu, partly merged into theUnion of Patriots and thePloughmen's Front; active 1947[35] |
| Peasant Workers' Bloc | Blocul Muncitoresc-Țărănesc (BMȚ) | Anumbrella group for the bannedCommunist Party of Romania; active 1925–1933 |
| Peasants' Party | Partidul Țărănesc (PȚ) | Founded 1918, merged with theRomanian National Party into theNational Peasants' Party in 1927 |
| Peasants' Party–Lupu | Partidul Țărănesc Nicolae L. Lupu (PȚD) | A dissident wing of theNational Peasants' Party; active 1927–1934[42] |
| People's Party | Partidul Poporului (PP) | Founded under the name People's League (Liga Poporului); active 1918–1929 |
| Ploughmen's Front | Frontul Plugarilor | Closely associated with theRomanian Communist Party; active 1933–1953 |
| Progressive Conservative Party | Partidul Conservator-Progresist | An offshoot of theConservative Party, led byAlexandru Marghiloman; active in 1918 |
| Radical Peasants' Party | Partidul Țărănesc-Radical (PȚR) | A dissident wing of theNational Peasants' Party; active 1933–1938[43] |
| Romanian Front | Frontul Român (FR) | Far right offshoot ofNational Peasants' Party; active 1935 – c.1944[44] |
| Romanian National Party | Partidul Național Român (PNR) | Founded insideAustria-Hungary in 1881, merged with thePeasants' Party to form theNational Peasants' Party in 1927 |
| Social Democratic Party | Partidul Social Democrat (PSD orPSDR) | Created from the merger of the parties forming theFederation of Romanian Socialist Parties, merged into theRomanian Communist Party; active 1927–1948 |
| Social Democratic Party of Bukovina | Partidul Social Democrat din Bucovina | Founded insideAustria-Hungary, briefly joined into theSocialist Party of Romania, before separating again and becoming an autonomous section of theFederation of Romanian Socialist Parties, which evolved into theSocial Democratic Party; active 1896–1920, 1921–1927 |
| Socialist Party (Popovici) | Partidul Socialist (PS) | An offshoot of theSocial Democratic Party, led byConstantin Popovici, merged with theIndependent Socialist Party to create theUnitary Socialist Party, only to break from the latter and ultimately join theUnion of Patriots; active 1933, 1935–1944 |
| Social Democratic Party of Transylvania and Banat / Socialist Party of Transylvania and Banat | Partidul Social Democrat din Transilvania și Banat /Partidul Socialist din Transilvania și Banat | Founded insideAustria-Hungary, it emerged from theHungarian Social Democratic Party, and briefly joined into theSocialist Party of Romania, before separating again and becoming an autonomous section of theFederation of Romanian Socialist Parties, which evolved into theSocial Democratic Party; active 1906–1920, 1921–1927 |
| Socialist Democratic Party | Partidul Socialist Democrat (PSD) | Created byIoan Flueraș andGeorge Grigorovici, expelled from theSocial Democratic Party for collaboration with totalitarian regimes; active 1945–1946[45] |
| Socialist Party of Romania | Partidul Socialist din România (PS) | Formed by members of theSocial Democratic Party, it absorbed theSocial Democratic Party of Transylvania and Banat and theRomanian Social Democratic Party of Bukovina; active 1918–1921 |
| Socialist Peasants' Party | Partidul Socialist-Țărăneasc (PSȚ) | A dissident wing of theNational Peasants' Party, merged into thePloughmen's Front; active 1943–1944[46] |
| Socialist Workers Party / Independent Socialist Party | Partidul Socialist al Muncitorilor (PSM) /Partidul Socialist Independent (PSI) | An offshoot of theSocial Democratic Party, led byLeon Ghelerter, merged with theSocialist Party (Popovici) to create theUnitary Socialist Party; active 1928–1933 |
| Union of Patriots/National Popular Party | Uniunea Patrioților /Partidul Național-Popular (PNP) | In close alliance with theCommunist Party of Romania; active 1942–1948[47] |
| Ukrainian Workers' Party of Romania | Партія українських працюючих Румунії "Визволення"/Vîzvolenia | An offshoot of theSocial Democratic Party of Bukovina, it closely collaborated with theWorker-Peasant Bloc; active primarily in northernBukovina, in 1929–1934. |
| Unitary Socialist Party | Partidul Socialist Unitar(PSU) | Merger of theIndependent Socialist Party and theSocialist Party (Popovici), merged into theSocial Democratic Party; active 1933–1938, 1944[48] |
| Vlad Țepeș League | Liga "Vlad Țepeș" | Offshoot of thePeople's Party, led byGrigore Filipescu; active 1929–1938 |
Although distinct parties in thecommunist era were not politically relevant, the following were the officially recognized political forces:
| Romanian Communist Party | Partidul Comunist Român (PCR) | Known asRomanian Workers' Party(Partidul Muncitoresc Român (PMR)) between 1948 and 1965; disestablished in 1989 |
| Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy | Frontul Democrației și Unității Socialiste (FDUS) | An organization created as an outlet of thePCR; active 1968–1989 |
| Hungarian People's Union | Uniunea Populară Maghiară (UPM) / Magyar Népi Szövetség (MNSZ) | Created asUnion of Hungarian Workers of Romania(Magyar Dolgozók Országos Szövetsége (MADOSZ)), in close alliance with theRomanian Communist Party; active 1934–1953 |
| Jewish Democratic Committee | Comitetul Democratic Evreiesc | In close alliance with theRomanian Communist Party; active 1946–1953[29] |
| Ploughmen's Front | Frontul Plugarilor | Closely associated with theRomanian Communist Party; active 1933–1953 |
Other parties were allowed to exist, with unclear status, until mid 1948.[49]
| Alliance for Romania | Alianța pentru România (ApR) | Splinter of theParty of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR); absorbed intoNational Liberal Party; active June, 1997–August, 2001 |
| Civic Alliance Party | Partidul Alianța Civică (PAC) | Absorbed intoNational Liberal Party; active 1991–1998 |
| Civic Force | Forța Civică (FC) | Absorbed intoDemocratic Liberal Party; active 2004–2014 |
| Conservative Party | Partidul Conservator (PC) | Founded as theRomanian Humanist Party; merged into theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats; active 1991–2015 |
| Democratic Agrarian Party of Romania | Partidul Democrat Agrar din România (PDAR) | Merged into theRomanian National Party; active 1990–1998 |
| Democratic Force | Forţa Democrată (FD) | Created by former members of theDemocratic Party; active 2004–2013 |
| Democratic Liberal Party | Partidul Democrat Liberal (PDL) | Absorbed intoNational Liberal Party; active 2007–2014 |
| Democratic National Salvation Front | Frontul Democrat al Salvării Naționale (FDSN) | Splinter of theNational Salvation Front, merged into theParty of Social Democracy in Romania; active 1992–1993 |
| Democratic Party | Partidul Democrat (PD) | Created as theNational Salvation Front, merged into theDemocratic Liberal Party; active 1990–2007 |
| Democratic Party of Labour | Partidul Democrat al Muncii (PDM) | Merged into theDemocratic Party; active 1990–1994 |
| Democratic Union of the Roma of Romania | Uniunea Democratică a Romilor din România (UDRR) | Active 1990–1992 |
| Ecological Federation of Romania | Federația Ecologistă din România (FER) | Splinter ofEcological Federation of Romania, absorbed intoPeople's Action; active 1990–2004 |
| Ecological Movement of Romania | Mișcarea Ecologistă din România (MER) | Absorbed intoEcological Federation of Romania; active 1990–1998 |
| Ecologist Union of Romania Party | Partidul Uniunea Ecologistă din România (PUER) | Absorbed intoEcologist Party of Romania; active March–August 2012 |
| Everything For the Country Party | Partidul "Totul Pentru Țară (PTT) | Dissolved; active 1993–2015 |
| Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party | Partidul Libertate, Unitate și Solidaritate (PLUS) | Merged intoSave Romania Union; active 2018–2020 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | Partidul Liberal Democrat (PLD) | Splinter of theDemocratic Party, merged into theDemocratic Liberal Party; active 2006–2007 |
| Liberal Party | Partidul Liberal (PL) | Absorbed into theNational Liberal Party; active 1997–1998 |
| Liberal Party 1993 | Partidul Liberal 1993 (PL '93) | Merged into theLiberal Party; active 1993–1997 |
| Liberal Reformist Party | Partidul Liberal Reformator (PLR) | Splinter of theNational Liberal Party, merged into theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats; active 2014–2015 |
| Liberal Union–Bratiănu | Liberal Union–Brătianu (UL-B) | Splinter of theNational Liberal Party; active 1990–2003 |
| M10 | M10 | Merged intoThe Right Alternative; active 2015–2019 |
| National Alliance Party | Partidul Alianța Națională (PAN) | Merged intoDemocratic Party; active 2000–2001 |
| National Christian Democratic Alliance | Alianța Natională Creștin Democrată (ANCD) | Splinter of theChristian Democratic National Peasants' Party, rejoined the main party; active 1999–2001 |
| National Christian Democratic Party | Partidul Național Democrat Creștin (PNDC) | Active 1990–2014 |
| National Democratic Party | Partidul Național Democrat (PND) | Merged into theParty of the Social-Democratic Unity; active 1990–1992 |
| National Initiative Party | Partidul Inițiativa Națională (PIN) | Create by former members of theDemocratic Party, absorbed into theNational Union for the Progress of Romania; active 2005–2011 |
| National Liberal Party-Câmpeanu | Partidul Național-Liberal-Câmpeanu (PNL-C) | Splinter of theNational Liberal Party, rejoined the main party; active 1995–2003 |
| National Liberal Party-Democratic Convention | Partidul Național Liberal - Convenţia Democrată (PNL-CD) | Splinter of theNational Liberal Party, merged into theLiberal Party; active 1991–1997 |
| National Liberal Party Youth Wing | Partidul Național-Liberal Aripa Tînără (PNL-AT) | Splinter of theNational Liberal Party, merged into theLiberal Party 1993; active 1990–1992 |
| National Reconstruction Party of Romania | Partidul Reconstrucției Naționale a României (PRNR) | Merged intoDemocratic Agrarian Party of Romania; active 1990–1992 |
| National Salvation Front–Social Democratic | Frontul Salvării Naţionale–Social Democrat (FSN–SD) | Splinter of theNational Salvation Front, merged into theParty of the Social-Democratic Unity; active 1991–1992 |
| New Romania Party | Partidul Noua Românie (PNR) | Merged into theRomanian National Party; active 1994–1998 |
| Party of Free Change | Partidul Liber-Schimbist (PL-S) | Active 1990–1996 |
| Party of Young Free Democrats of Romania | Partidul Tineretului Liber Democrat din Romania (PTLD) | Merged into theRepublican Party (1990); active 1990–1992 |
| Party of Social Democracy in Romania | Partidul Democrației Sociale din România (PSDR) | Merged into theSocial Democratic Party; active 1993–2001 |
| Party of Romanian Life | Partidul Vieții Românești (PVR) | Active 2000–2002 |
| Party of the Social Democratic Unity | Partidul Unității Social Democrate (PUSD) | Merged into theDemocratic Party; active 1992–1995 |
| People's Action | Acțiunea Populară (AP) | Splinter of theChristian Democratic National Peasants' Party, merged into theNational Liberal Party; active 2003–2008 |
| People's Party | Partidul Popular (PP) | Merged into theNational Liberal Party; active 2003–2014 |
| People's Party – Dan Diaconescu | Partidul Poporului – Dan Diaconescu (PP-DD) | Absorbed into theNational Union for the Progress of Romania; active 2011–2015 |
| Republican Party (1990) | Partidul Republican (PR) | Merged into theParty of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR); active 1990–1993 |
| Republican Party (1993) | Partidul Republican (PR) | Created by former members of theRepublican Party (1990); active 1993–2003 |
| Republican Party (2004) | Partidul Republican (PR) | Created as theParty of the Third Millennium, renamed in 2005; active 2004–2007 |
| Romanian Democratic Front | Frontul Democrat Român (FDR) | Merged into theDemocratic Party; active 1990–1997 |
| Romanian Liberal Democratic Party | Partidul Liberal Democrat Român (PLDR) | Created by former members of theLiberal Party, merged into theGreater Romania Party; active 1999–2002 |
| Romanian National Party | Partidul Național Român (PNR) | Merged into theNational Alliance Party; active 1998–2000 |
| Romanian National Unity Party | Partidul Unității Naționale a Românilor / Partidul Unității Națiunii Române (PUNR) | Merged into theNational Alliance Party in 2000; re-emerged as a distinct party in 2001; merged into theConservative Party in 2006; active 1990–2000, 2001–2006 |
| Romanian Rebirth Party | Partidul Renașterea Românească (PRR) | Active 2004–2013 |
| Romanian Social Democratic Party | Partidul Social Democrat Român (PSDR) | Merged into theSocial Democratic Party; active 1990–2001 |
| Romanian Social Party | Partidul Social Românesc (PSRO) | Created asRomanian Democratic Union, name changed in 2015; active 2013–2018 |
| Romanian Socialist Democratic Party | Partidul Socialist Democratic Român (PSDR) | Merged into theParty of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR); active 1990–1993 |
| Romanian Socialist Party (1992) | Partidul Socialist Român (PSR) | Active 1992–2013 |
| Social Protection People's Party | Partidul Popular și al Protecției Sociale (PPPS) | Absorbed intoNational Union for the Progress of Romania; active 1994–2011 |
| Save Bucharest Union | Uniunea Salvaţi Bucureştiul (USB) | Absorbed into theSave Romania Union; active 2015–2016 |
| Socialist Alliance Party | Partidul Alianța Socialistă (PAS) | Created by former members of theSocialist Party of Labour, merged into theSocialist Alternative Party; active 2004–2013 |
| Socialist Party of Labour | Partidul Socialist al Muncii (PSM) | Absorbed into theSocial Democratic Party; active 1990–2003 |
| Socialist Liberal Party | Partidul Socialist Liberal | Created byNiculae Cerveni. It was shortly after absorbed into theNational Liberal Party; active 1989-1991 |
| Union for Romanian Reconstruction | Uniunea pentru Reconstrucția României (URR) | Absorbed intoChristian Democratic National Peasants' Party; active 2002–2005 |
| Union of Right-Wing Forces | Uniunea Forțelor de Dreapta (UFD) | Founded asAlternative for Romania Party (Partidul Alternativa României, PAR), changed its name toUFD in 2000, absorbed intoNational Liberal Party in April 2003; active 1996–2003 |
| Workers' Social Democratic Party | Partidul Social Democrat al Muncitorilor (PSDM) | Created by former members of theRomanian Social Democratic Party as theSocial Democratic Party "Constantin Titel Petrescu", renamed in 2011; active 2003–2013 |
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților (ALDE) | Absorbed into the National Liberal Party (PNL); active 2015–2022 |
| United Romania Party | Partidul România Unită (PRU) | Active 2015–2019 |
| Party of the Revolution | Partidul Revoluției (PR) | Active 2016 |
| United Left Party | Partidul Stângii Unite (PSU) | Active 2005 |
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | Partidul Social Democrat al Muncitorilor (PSDM) | Active 2015 |
| New Generation Party-Christian Democratic | Partidul Noua Generație-Creștin Democrat (PNG-CD) | Active 1999–2022 |
| Social Christian People's Union | Uniunea Populară Social Creștină (UPSC) | Active 2006–2021 |
| Hungarian Civic Party | Partidul Civic Maghiar | Merged into theHungarian Alliance of Transylvania; active 2008–2022 |
| Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania | Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania (PPMT) | Merged into theHungarian Alliance of Transylvania; active 2011–2022 |
| Alternative for National Dignity | Alternativa pentru Demnitate Națională (ADN) | Active 2018–2022 |
| National Rebirth Alliance | Alianța Renașterea Națională (ARN) | Active 2019–2024, merged into theRomanian National Conservative Party |
| Communitarian Party of Romania | Partidul Comunitar din România (PCDR) | Active 2015–2022 |
| "Prahova in Action" Party | Partidul Prahova în Acțiune | Active 2020–2022 |
| Party of Ialomițans | Partidul Ialomițenilor (PI) | Active 2021–2022 |
| Party of the Romanian Nation | Partidul Neamul Românesc (NR) | Active 2021–2022 |
| RE:Start Romania Party | Partidul RE:Start Romania | Active 2020–2022 |
| Republican Party of Romania | Partidul Republican din România | Active 2020–2022 |
| Național Peasants' Party Maniu-Mihalache | Partidul Național Țărănesc Maniu-Mihalache (PNȚMM) | Active 2020–2022 |
| ADER Party for Democracy, Education and Reconstruction | Partidul Ader la Democrație, Educație și Reconstrucție (ADER) | Active 2019–2022 |
| Independent Union for Sighișoara | Uniunea Independentă pentru Sighișoara (UIPS) | Active 2020–2022 |
| Phralipe Party of the Romania | Partidul Phralipe al Romilor (PPR) | Active 2020–2022 |
| "Together for Moldova" Party | Partidul Impreuna pentru Moldova (IPM) | Active 2019–2022 |
| Pătârlagele Initiative | Inițiativa Pătârlagele (iPTG) | Active 2020–2022 |
| Bloc for National Unity | Blocul Unității Naționale (BUN) | Active 2020–2022 |
| Liberal Right | Dreapta Liberală (DL) | Active 2019–2022 |
| Christian Democratic Union of Romania | Uniunea Creștin-Democrată din România (UCDR) | Active 2021–2022 |
| European Romania Party | Partidul România Europeană (PRE) | Active 2020–2022 |
| PACT for Galați | PACT pentru Galați | Active 2021–2022 |
| Banat Party | Partidul Banatului (PB) | Active 2018–2022 |
| Union for Bucovina | Uniunea pentru Bucovina (UB) | Active 2019–2022 |
| Our Otopeni Initiative | Inițiativa Otopeniul Nostru (ION) | Active 2020–2022 |
| National Alliance for Farmers | Alianța Națională an Agricultorilor (ANA) | Active 2020–2022 |
| Alliance for the Unity for Rroma | Alianța pentru Unitatea Rromilor (AURr) | Active 2021–2022 |
| Romanian National Party | Partidul Național Român (PNR) | Active 2020–2022 |
| "National Force" Party | Partidul Forța Națională (PFN) | Active 2020–2022 |
| Bucureşti 2020 Party | Partidul Bucureşti 2020 (PB2020) | Active 2020-2024[50] |
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