New Republic (Romania)
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The New Republic
Partidul Noua Republică |
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President | Alin Bota |
Secretary-General | Lorin Ciobanu |
Founded | 29 January 2013 |
Headquarters | Bucharest |
Ideology | Classical liberalism Republicanism Conservatism Christian democracy |
Political position | Centre-right |
European affiliation | Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe |
International affiliation | None |
Colours | Green, blue |
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Chamber of Deputies |
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European Parliament |
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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.[clarification needed] The Vice President is George Mioc. On 16 March 2015, Neamțu announced he was stepping down to focus more on his family.[1]
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[edit]
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 AECR(Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists).