2019 European Parliament election in Romania


The European Parliament election of 2019 was held in Romania on 26 May, 2019.

Background

Social Democratic Party

In April 2019, the Party of European Socialists announced on Wednesday that it would freeze relations with the Social Democrats at least until June, citing concerns about the rule of law in the country. Since then the moved further to Euroscepticism. Victor Ponta, who was expelled from the PSD in 2017, said "The PSD unfortunately has turned to a very populist, very nationalistic, demagogic party," he said.

National Liberal Party

Three days after the 2014 election, on 28 May 2014, National Liberal Party president Crin Antonescu announced that the party would change European affiliation from ALDE to EPP, and it has started negotiations for the merger with the Democratic Liberal Party. The newly created party would still be called National Liberal Party, and be a member of the EPP. Democratic Liberal Party president Vasile Blaga later that day confirmed the merger of the two parties. MEP Norica Nicolai, first candidate on the National Liberal Party list refused to join the European People's Party group, and continued to stay a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group. After the 2014 presidential election, MEP Renate Weber, second candidate on the National Liberal Party list, resigned the European People's Party group, and joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group. After the completion of the merger of the two parties, the two MEPs were given an ultimatum to join the European People's Party group or face party exclusion. They failed to fulfill the request and thus were expelled from the National Liberal Party, and currently stand with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group. Later, MEP Norica Nicolai joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats.
In late August 2017, MEP Ramona Mănescu, third candidate on the National Liberal Party list, resigned the party, but continued to stand with the European People's Party group.
In May 2018, People's Movement Party MEP Siegfried Mureșan, spokesman of the European People's Party, announced he is leaving the party to join the National Liberal Party.
Journalist Rareș Bogdan, formerly a staunch opponent to the liberals, was officially nominated as head of the PNL list for the European Parliament elections, which also contains, among others, former co-president of PNL Vasile Blaga, MEPs Siegfried Mureșan, Adina Vălean, Daniel Buda, Cristian Bușoi, Marian-Jean Marinescu and Mihai Țurcanu, and mayors Mircea Hava and Gheorghe Falcă.

Democratic Liberal Party

Three days after the 2014 election, on 28 May 2014, Democratic Liberal Party president Vasile Blaga confirmed the announcement made by National Liberal Party president Crin Antonescu, that the two parties were to merge into a new party, that would retain the name of the latter and international affiliation of the former. To express discontent with this decision, and the lack of a PDL candidate to the presidential election, MEP Monica Macovei, second candidate on the Democratic Liberal Party list resigned the party in September 2014, and competed in the 2014 presidential election as an independent. Following the presidential election, she joined, as an independent politician, the European Conservatives and Reformists.

People's Movement Party

In September 2014, following some declarations, Cristian Preda, first candidate on the People's Movement Party list, was expelled from the party. He continued to stand in the European People's Party group.
In 2016, the People's Movement Party merged with the National Union for the Progress of Romania, but the later's MEPs did not join the People's Movement Party.
In May 2018, MEP Siegfried Mureșan, spokesman of the European People's Party, announced he is leaving the People's Movement Party, to join the National Liberal Party. As a result, the People's Movement Party lost both its MEPs.

Conservative Party

The Conservative Party ran with the National Union for the Progress of Romania on a common list headed by the Social Democratic Party at the previous election. This electoral alliance was supposed to be called "Social Democratic Union", but, due to the Romanian legislation, they ran as "PSD-UNPR-PC". In 2015, the party merged with the Liberal Reformist Party, to form the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Members displeased with this decision, headed by MEP Maria Grapini, founded a new party, Humanist Power Party . She continues to stand with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, as a member of PPU-SL. Laurențiu Rebega, second Conservative Party candidate and fourteenth on the PSD-UNPR-PC list, sat as an independent politician in the Non-Inscrits group, before joining PRO Romania and the ECR.

National Union for the Progress of Romania

The National Union for the Progress of Romania ran with the Conservative Party on a common list headed by the Social Democratic Party at the previous election. This electoral alliance was supposed to be called "Social Democratic Union", but, due to the Romanian legislation, they ran as "PSD-UNPR-PC". In 2016, the National Union for the Progress of Romania merged with the People's Movement Party, but the former's MEPs did not join the People's Movement Party. Both its two candidates continue to stand with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: Damian Drăghici as an independent member, and Doru Frunzulică joined the Social Democratic Party.

Opinion polls

Candidates and Elected MEPs

The Central Electoral Bureau publishes the lists the latest in 24 hours after they have been registered by the parties.

National Liberal Party

  1. Rareș Bogdan
  2. Mircea Hava
  3. Siegfried Mureșan
  4. Vasile Blaga
  5. Adina Vălean
  6. Daniel Buda
  7. Dan Motreanu
  8. Gheorghe Falcă
  9. Cristian Bușoi
  10. Marian Jean Marinescu
  11. Vlad Nistor
  12. Mihai Țurcanu
  13. Violeta Alexandru
  14. Ligia Popescu
  15. Ana Dimitriu
  16. Mădălin Teodosescu
  17. Alexandru Epure
  18. Ciprian Ciucu
  19. Aleodor Frâncu
  20. Claudia Benchescu
  21. Adrian Dupu
  22. Dragoș Soare
  23. Ionel Palăr
  24. Tudor Polak
  25. Emanuel Soare
  26. Marius Minea
  27. Alexandru Șerban
  28. Claudiu Chira
  29. Alexandru Salup-Rusu
  30. Ilie Cotinescu
  31. Cosmina Neamțu
  32. Alexandru Părduț
  33. Costel Stanca
  34. Gheorghe Firon
  35. Cristina Chivu
  36. Sorina Marin
  37. Daniel Grosu
  38. Alexandru Țoncu
  39. Viorica Mihai
  40. Adrian Dabarac
  41. Larissa Bîrsan
  42. Ioan Chirteș
  43. Ion Vela

    Social Democratic Party

  44. Rovana Plumb
  45. Carmen Avram
  46. Claudiu Manda
  47. Chris Terhes
  48. Dan Nica
  49. Maria Grapini
  50. Tudor Ciuhodaru
  51. Dragos Benea
  52. Victor Negrescu
  53. Andi Cristea
  54. Natalia Intotero
  55. Gabriela Zoană
  56. Bianca Gavriliţă
  57. Emilian Pavel
  58. Doina Pană
  59. Crina-Fiorela Chilat
  60. Mariana Bălănică
  61. Răzvan Popa
  62. Luminița Jivan
  63. Alin Pavelescu
  64. Augustin Ioan
  65. Cătălin Grigore
  66. Roxana Pațurcă
  67. Oana Florea
  68. Dragoș Cristian
  69. Mihai Ion Macaveiu
  70. Liviu Brăiloiu
  71. Florin Manole
  72. Ion Voinea
  73. Horia Grama
  74. Alexandru Popa
  75. Aida Căruceru
  76. Gheorghe Tomoioagă
  77. Anca Daniela Raiciu
  78. Mitică Marius Mărgărit
  79. Nasi Calențaru
  80. Cristina Tăteață
  81. Petru Moț
  82. Luminița Țundrea
  83. Emanuel Iacob
  84. Cătălin Unciuleanu
  85. Gabriel Bogdan Răducan
  86. Andrei Sima

    2020 USR-PLUS Alliance

  87. Dacian Cioloș
  88. Cristian Ghinea
  89. Dragos Nicolae Pîslaru
  90. Clotilde Armand
  91. Ioan Dragoș Tudorache
  92. Nicolae Ștefănuță
  93. Vlad Botoș
  94. Ramona Victoria Strugariu
  95. Vlad Gheorghe
  96. Alin Cristian Mituța
  97. Naomi Reniuț Ursoiu
  98. Oana Țoiu
  99. Radu Ghelmez
  100. Liviu Iolu
  101. Radu Mihaiu
  102. Iulian Lorincz
  103. Adriana Cristian
  104. Camelia Crișan
  105. Anca Majaru
  106. George Țăranu
  107. Bogdan Deleanu
  108. Ștefan Pălărie
  109. Silviu Gurlui
  110. Alexandru Grigorescu Negri
  111. Teodora Stoian
  112. George Gima
  113. Alexandru Vărzaru
  114. Raluca Amariei
  115. Anca Radu
  116. Miroslav Tașcu Stavre
  117. Gabriela Maria Mirescu Gruber
  118. Florin Andrei
  119. Cătălina-Teodora Sofron
  120. Sorin Dan Clinci
  121. Emanuel Stoica
  122. Iulian Crăciun
  123. Octavian Berceanu
  124. Daniela Șerban
  125. Cristina Iurișniți
  126. Elena Uram

    PRO Romania

  127. Victor Ponta
  128. Corina Crețu
  129. Mihai Tudose
  130. Iurie Leancă
  131. Geanina Puşcaşu
  132. Gabriela Podască
  133. Cristian Cosmin
  134. Ioana Petrescu
  135. Mihai Sturzu
  136. Ionela Danciu

    Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania

  137. Iuliu Winkler
  138. Loránt Vincze
  139. Csilla Hegedüs
  140. Csongor Oltean
  141. Csaba Sógor
  142. Irénke Kovács
  143. Attila Cseke
  144. Erika Benkő
  145. Csaba Pataki
  146. Zsombor Ambrus
  147. Ildikó Szőcs
  148. Péter Faragó
  149. Izabella Ambrus
  150. Mária Búzás-Fekete
  151. Attila-Zoltán Csibi
  152. Márta Máté
  153. Gábor Kereskényi
  154. Dalma Pető
  155. Róbert István Szilágyi
  156. Ildikó Tripon
  157. Atilla Lehel Décsei
  158. Anna Bogya
  159. István-Balázs Birtalan
  160. Vilmos Meleg
  161. Ida Marina
  162. Hunor Jenő András
  163. László Derzsi
  164. Imelda Tóásó
  165. Károly Kolcsár
  166. Béla Bors
  167. Emőke Kerekes
  168. Botond Balázs
  169. Róbert Kiss
  170. Hunor Mákszem
  171. Éva Hudácsek
  172. Lajos Papp
  173. Orsolya Béres
  174. Gábor Imre
  175. Tímea Orbán
  176. Géza Antal
  177. Mária Gorbai
  178. Levente Erős
  179. Hunor Kelemen

    People's Movement Party

  180. Traian Băsescu
  181. Eugen Tomac
  182. Ioana Constantin
  183. Marius Paşcan
  184. Simona Vlădica
  185. Robert Turcescu
  186. Teodora Desagă
  187. Petru Movilă
  188. Cătălina Bozianu
  189. Cătălin Bulf

    Parties and candidates that did not pass the threshold

  190. Alliance of Liberals and Democrats
  191. Peter Costea
  192. George-Nicolae Simion
  193. Gregoriana Carmen Tudoran
  194. National Union for the Progress of Romania
  195. Prodemo Party
  196. United Romania Party
  197. Romanian Socialist Party
  198. Independent Social Democratic Party
  199. National Unity Block - NUB

    Rejected candidates and lists

  200. Octavian-Iulian Tiron
  201. Freemen's Party
  202. Ana Daniela Dobre
  203. Party of Democracy and Solidarity - Demos
  204. Pensioners' Force Party
  205. Communitarian Party of Romania
  206. Greater Romania Party
  207. Gabriela-Ștefania Nuț
  208. Ilie Rotaru
  209. Sevastița Dumitrache
  210. Luminița Velciu
  211. Alexandra Ana Maria Gafița
  212. Romanian Nationhood Party
  213. Our Romania Party
  214. New Romania Party
  215. Liberal Right
  216. The Right Alternative

    Results

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="4" | Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | No. of
Candidates
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | Elected
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | Change
in seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | % of seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | % of votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="2" | National Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" | EU Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" | EP Group


ECR
! style="text-align:right;" | 483
! style="text-align:right;" | 9,352,472
! style="text-align:right;" | 33
! style="text-align:right;" | 1
! style="text-align:right;" | 100%
! style="text-align:right;" | 100%