Justice and Truth

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Alianţa Dreptate şi Adevăr PNL-PD (DA PNL-PD) Justice And Truth Alliance (PNL-PD)
Leader	Călin Popescu Tăriceanu and Emil Boc
Founded	29 September 2003
Headquarters	Each individual party has a different headquarters
Political Ideology	Liberalism (PNL), Centrism (PD)
International Affiliation	Each individual party has a different affiliation
European Affiliation	Each individual party has a different affiliation
Colours	Orange
Website	[www.dapnl-pd.ro]
See also	Politics of Romania Political parties 2004 elections

Justice and Truth (in Romanian Dreptate şi Adevăr, or D.A. for short) is a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centre-left reformist Democratic Party (PD). Da is Romanian for Yes.

The alliance had its origins in a collaboration between the two parties which began in early 2002 at the initiative of the PNL's former president, Valeriu Stoica. The creation of the alliance was formally approved on September 29, 2003 by the executives of both parties, after months of negotiations between the parties. It was established as a vehicle for of coordinating opposition efforts against the ruling Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD). Its name was chosen in reference to the PSD's alleged corruption - as PNL president Theodor Stolojan put it, "we want the alliance to set us free from corruption and lies."

On October 25, 2004, the Justice and Truth alliance endorsed its co-chairman Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (also the leader of the PNL) as its candidate in the 2004 Romanian legislative election. According to Popescu-Tăriceanu, the alliance's political priorities were:

• stimulating investments and private initiative;
• creating of new jobs and increasing net incomes to alleviate poverty;
• delivering a "responsible social policy" in the field of education, healthcare, pensions, and social assistance;
• fighting corruption;
• establishing a non-political judiciary.

In the 2004 presidential election and the simultaneous legislative election, held on November 28, the DA polled better than expected in both races. It came within a few percentage points of the PSD, eliminating the government's majority as a result. The alliance formed between Truth and Justice DA, UDMR and PUR have been declared the winner, forming simple majority (with 54.5% of the seats) and have been appointed to form the government. The protocols of alliance between DA and UDMR were signed on December 20 2004 while those between DA and PUR were signed on December 23, 2004.

Their candidate, Traian Băsescu, won the presidential election and is subsequently President of Romania. D.A. alongside U.D.M.R. (The Democratic Hungarians' Union of Romania) and The Humanist Party of Romania PUR have been appointed to form the government.

External links

• [Official website]

Political parties of Romania
Represented in parliament: Justice and Truth (PNL+PD) | Social Democratic Party | Great Romania Party | Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | Conservative Party
Not represented in parliament: Christian-Democratic People's Party | New Generation Party | People's Action | Socialist Alliance Party | People's Party | Ecologist Party of Romania | Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania

 

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