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Party for the Homeland, Military and Police

{{Multiple issues|{{more citations needed|date=November 2012}}{{original research|date=March 2017}}}}{{Infobox political party

| name = Party for the Homeland, Military and Police in Reserve and Retirement

| logo = Logo of the Party for the Homeland, Military and Police.png

| colorcode = {{party color|Party for the Homeland, Military and Police}}

| abbreviation = PPMPRR

| president = Gabriel Oprea

| foundation = March 2010

| ideology = Social democracy{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/romania.html|title=Romania|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025172132/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/romania.html|archive-date=25 October 2016|year=2015|url-status=dead}}
Social liberalism{{Cite web |title=Parties and Elections in Europe |url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/romania.html |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.parties-and-elections.eu}}
Progressivism{{cite web | url=https://proalba.ro/unpr-guvernare-progresista | title=UNPR: Guvernare progresista | date=22 February 2012 }}
Militarism{{cite web | url=https://noulunpr.ro/unpr-si-umpmv-propun-introducerea-serviciului-militar-obligatoriu/ | title=UNPR si UMPMV propun introducerea serviciului militar obligatoriu | date=9 February 2024 }}
Pro-Europeanism

| headquarters = Bucharest

| website = {{url|https://noulunpr.ro/}}

| country = Romania

| native_name = Partidul pentru Patrie, Militari și Polițiști în Rezervă și Retragere

| leader1_title = Senate leader

| leader2_title = Chamber leader

| position = Centre-left{{Citation |first=Tomasz |last=Dąborowski |title=A majority electoral system is introduced in Romania |journal=CeWeekly |date=23 May 2012 |publisher=OSW Centre for Eastern Studies |url=http://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/ceweekly/2012-05-23/a-majority-electoral-system-introduced-romania |access-date=6 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804032012/http://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/ceweekly/2012-05-23/a-majority-electoral-system-introduced-romania |archive-date=4 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}

| national = USL (2012–14)
ACS (2012–14)
USD (2014–15)

| regional = Coalition for Baia Mare (2016)

| slogan = Dumnezeu, Patrie, Familie, Onoare
({{Lit|God, Homeland, Family, Honour}})

| merger = PPPS (2011)
PIN (2011)
PP-DD (2015)

| split = PSD and PNL (2010)
PMP (2018)

| membership_year = 2013

| membership = 350,000{{cite web | url=http://www.stiripesurse.ro/cati-membri-au-partidele-din-romania-ce-partid-a-pierdut-din-adepti_931222.html | title=Cati membri au partidele din Romania. Ce partid a pierdut din adepti | date=10 September 2014 | access-date=18 November 2014}}

| youth_wing = UNPR's Youth

| seats1_title = Senate

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|136|{{party color|Party for the Homeland, Military and Police}}}}

| seats2_title = Chamber of Deputies

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|330|{{party color|Party for the Homeland, Military and Police}}}}[http://www.cdep.ro/pls/parlam/structura.gp Structuri parlamentare Legislatura 2016-prezent ]

| seats3_title = European Parliament

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|33|{{party color|Party for the Homeland, Military and Police}}}}

| seats4_title = County Council Presidents

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|41|{{party color|Party for the Homeland, Military and Police}}}}

| seats5_title = County Councillors

| seats5 = {{Composition bar|0|1340|{{party color|Party for the Homeland, Military and Police}}}}

| seats6_title = Mayors

| seats6 = {{Composition bar|0|3176|{{party color|Party for the Homeland, Military and Police}}}}

| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Party for the Homeland, Military and Police}}|border=darkgray}} Red

}}

The Party for the Homeland, Military and Police in Reserve and Retirement ({{langx|ro|Partidul pentru Patrie, Militari și Polițiști în Rezervă și Retragere}}, PPMPRR), sometimes shortened to the Party for the Homeland, Military and Police ({{langx|ro|Partidul pentru Patrie, Militari și Polițiști}}, PPMP), and formerly known as the National Union for the Progress of Romania ({{langx|ro|Uniunea Națională pentru Progresul României}}, UNPR) is a political party in Romania. The party was formed in March 2010 as UNPR by independents who had broken away from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL) to support President Traian Băsescu. Tension began soon after the party's formation between former PSD and PNL members over the distribution of leadership positions and the political direction of the new party, with former PSD members dominating. The first party congress to elect its leaders was on 1 May 2010.{{Citation |title=New Romanian party elects leaders |newspaper=SETimes |date=2 May 2010 |url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2010/05/02/nb-13 |access-date=6 November 2012}}

On 12 July 2016, former President Traian Băsescu announced that UNPR would merge with his People's Movement Party (PMP) on 20 July 2016,{{cite news|url=http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/unpr-fuzioneaza-prin-absorbtie-cu-pmp-basescu-gabriel-oprea-ramane-doar-cu-onoarea-partidul-nu-mai-e-dupa-fuziune-partidul-se-va-numi-partidul-miscarea-populara-15525263|title=UNPR fuzionează prin absorbţie cu PMP/ Băsescu: Gabriel Oprea rămâne doar cu onoarea, partidul nu mai e după fuziune. Partidul se va numi Partidul Mişcarea Populară|publisher=Mediafax|date=12 July 2016|access-date=13 July 2016|language=ro}} but the process failed and Gabriel Oprea reorganised the party in June 2018.[https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/politica/gabriel-oprea-revine-pe-scena-politica-unpr-se-reorganizeaza-951573 Gabriel Oprea revine pe scena politică, UNPR se reorganizează] At the PMP congress in March 2021, PMP members formally denounced and dissolved their former union with UNPR.

In March 2025, the party changed its name from the National Union for the Progress of Romania to the Party for the Homeland, Military and Police.{{Cite web |last=agerpres.ro |title=Comunicat de presă - Partidul ''Pentru Patrie, Militari, Polițiști' |url=https://agerpres.ro/comunicate/2025/03/04/comunicat-de-presa---partidul-pentru-patrie-militari-politisti--1427515 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=agerpres.ro |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Partidul condus de generalul (r) Gabriel Oprea si-a schimbat numele si a devenit Pentru Patrie, Militari, Politisti |url=https://www.realitatea.net/stiri/politica/partidul-condus-de-generalul-r-gabriel-oprea-sia-schimbat-numele-si-a-devenit-pentru-patrie-militari-politisti_67c68dd8c1a081383f5e8d17 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250408162703/https://www.realitatea.net/stiri/politica/partidul-condus-de-generalul-r-gabriel-oprea-sia-schimbat-numele-si-a-devenit-pentru-patrie-militari-politisti_67c68dd8c1a081383f5e8d17 |archive-date=2025-04-08 |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=Realitatea.NET |language=ro-RO}}{{Cite news |title=Schimbare in partidul lui Gabriel Oprea. UNPR devine Partidul pentru Patrie Militari si Politisti in Rezerva si Retragere - PPMP |url=https://www.realitatea.net/stiri/actual/schimbare-in-partidul-lui-gabriel-oprea-unpr-devine-partidul-pentru-patrie-militari-si-politisti-in-rezerva-si-retragere-ppmprr_67c41feb00187223ec06af02 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250404081812/https://www.realitatea.net/stiri/actual/schimbare-in-partidul-lui-gabriel-oprea-unpr-devine-partidul-pentru-patrie-militari-si-politisti-in-rezerva-si-retragere-ppmprr_67c41feb00187223ec06af02 |archive-date=2025-04-04 |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=Realitatea.NET |language=ro-RO}}

History

File:National Union for the Progress of Romania logo.png

{{More citations needed section|date=March 2017}}

In 2009, parliamentarians from PSD, PNL, and other parliamentary organizations left their political parties to support President Traian Băsescu. Thus, they formed the parliamentary group of independents, led by former senator Gabriel Oprea. Afterwards, Oprea was named Minister of Administration and Interior.

In 2010, the majority of the group formed UNPR. On 1 May 2010, the new party elected its leaders, by means of congress. Allied with the PDL and UDMR, the UNPR participated in government until 2012. At the first party congress held in May 2010, Marian Sârbu was elected president. In 2011, the National Initiative Party (PIN) merged into the Union. PIN's president, Lavinia Șandru, became UNPR's vice-president but later resigned from the party citing its lack of support for her ecologist policies.

In 2012, the government led by independent Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu was dismissed by a motion of no confidence and, as such, the UNPR entered parliamentary opposition. On 28 May 2012, Sârbu stepped down as party leader. Following Sârbu's resignation, Gabriel Oprea was elected UNPR president. UNPR later formed with PSD, the Centre Left Alliance (ACS) which was included in the Social Liberal Union (USL).

Cristian Diaconescu, a founding member of UNPR, honorary president, and former Minister of External Affairs, resigned from the union after the party changed sides and entered the Social Liberal Union (USL). He is an independent politician with close ties to the right-wing conservative former President of Romania, Traian Băsescu, who appointed him as leader of the Presidential Chancellery in March 2012.

In the Romanian Parliamentary elections of December 2012, the UNPR won in alliance (i.e. USL) with the PSD, PNL, and PC, 10 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 5 in the Senate. Because the party lacked the necessary number of seats to form a distinct parliamentary group (12 deputies and 7 senators respectively), their parliamentarians joined the group of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). They voted for the government led by former PSD Prime Minister Victor Ponta. Oprea served as Deputy Prime Minister of Romania between 2012 and 2015.

On 29 June 2015, the party absorbed the People's Party – Dan Diaconescu (PP-DD) in aftermath of Diaconescu's conviction of extortion.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediafax.ro/politic/oprea-am-incheiat-o-fuziune-prin-absobtie-cu-pp-dd-suntem-un-partid-al-usilor-deschise-14516518|title=Oprea: Am încheiat o fuziune prin absobţie cu PP-DD. Suntem un partid al uşilor deschise|work=Mediafax.ro|access-date=2017-03-31|language=en}}

On 12 July 2016, former President Traian Băsescu announced that UNPR would merge with his People's Movement Party (PMP) on 20 July 2016, but the process failed and Gabriel Oprea reorganised the party in June 2018. At the PMP congress in March 2021, PMP members formally denounced and dissolved their former union with UNPR.

On 16 December 2023, Gabriel Oprea was re-elected as the president of the party.{{cite web | url=https://www.agerpres.ro/politica/2023/12/16/gabriel-oprea-reales-presedinte-al-unpr-ne-pregatim-pentru-anul-care-urmeaza--1220692 | title=Gabriel Oprea - reales preşedinte al UNPR: Ne pregătim pentru anul care urmează }}

On 4 March 2025, the party changed its name from the National Union for the Progress of Romania to the Party for the Homeland, Military and Police, and on 12 March it announced its support for Victor Ponta in the 2025 presidential election.{{Cite web |last=agerpres.ro |title=Comunicat de presă - Partidul pentru Patrie, Militari și Polițiști |url=https://agerpres.ro/comunicate/2025/03/12/comunicat-de-presa---partidul-pentru-patrie-militari-si-politisti--1430062 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=agerpres.ro |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-12 |title=Gabriel Oprea a anunțat că îl susține pe Victor Ponta. „A fost un bun prim-ministru” |url=https://www.digi24.ro/alegeri-prezidentiale-2025/gabriel-oprea-a-anuntat-ca-il-sustine-pe-victor-ponta-a-fost-un-bun-prim-ministru-3154519 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.digi24.ro |language=ro}}

Doctrine

UNPR's doctrine is social-democratic with shades of progressivism. The union is against right-wing politics policies, both conservative and neo-conservative.{{cite web | url=https://proalba.ro/unpr-guvernare-progresista | title=UNPR: Guvernare progresista | date=22 February 2012 }} The union's self reported doctrine is "progressive left-wing" with a social-democratic orientation.{{cite web | url=https://proalba.ro/unpr-guvernare-progresista | title=UNPR: Guvernare progresista | date=22 February 2012 }} UNPR believes in a new political and economic order, based on consolidation of the market economy within an "active state" that protects citizens and human rights. UNPR strongly supports a significant wealth tax and fair progressive taxation. UNPR's platform also includes support for the decentralization of Romania{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} and the introduction of mandatory military service for all Romanian citizens aged 18 to 35.{{Cite web |last=UNPR |date=2024-02-09 |title=UNPR si UMPMV propun introducerea serviciului militar obligatoriu |url=https://noulunpr.ro/unpr-si-umpmv-propun-introducerea-serviciului-militar-obligatoriu/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Uniunea Nationala pentru Progresul Romaniei |language=en-US}}

As PPMP, the party mainly advocates for the interests of members of the military and police, active, in reserves, and retired alike.

Structure

The president acts as the union's governing body; he represents the party in political conversations and parliament. The president has large powers in the union and is helped by the standing Bureau of the Union.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

= Leadership =

Electoral history

= Legislative elections =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"

! rowspan="2" |Election

! colspan="3" |Chamber

! colspan="3" |Senate

! rowspan="2" |Position

! rowspan="2" |Aftermath

Votes

!%

!Seats

!Votes

!%

!Seats

rowspan=4|2012

|rowspan=4|4,344,288

|rowspan=4|58.63

|rowspan=4|{{Composition bar|10|412|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}}}

|rowspan=4|4,457,526

|rowspan=4|60.10

|rowspan=4|{{Composition bar|5|176|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}}}

|rowspan=4; style="text-align: center;"|1st
(within USL)1

|{{yes2|USL government (2012–2014)}}

{{yes2|PSD-UNPR-UDMR-PC government}} (2014)
{{yes2|PSD-UNPR-ALDE government}} (2014–2015)
{{partial|Endorsing the technocratic Cioloș Cabinet (2015–2017)}}
rowspan=4|2016

|rowspan=4; colspan=2; style="text-align: center;"|did not compete2

|rowspan=4|{{Composition bar|3|329|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}}}

|rowspan=4; colspan=2; style="text-align: center;"|did not compete2

|rowspan=4|{{Composition bar|0|136|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}}}

|rowspan=4; style="text-align: center;"

{{no2|Opposition to PSD-ALDE government (2017–2018)}}
{{partial|Endorsing PSD-ALDE government (2018–2019)}}3
{{partial|Endorsing PSD minority government (2019)}}
{{no2|Opposition to PNL minority government (2019–2020)}}

Notes:

1 The USL was an electoral and political alliance composed of two other smaller alliances as follows: the Centre Left Alliance (ACS) and the Centre Right Alliance (ACD). The members of the Centre Left Alliance were the PSD (with 58 senators and 149 deputies) and the UNPR (with 5 senators and 10 deputies). On the other hand, the members of the Centre Right Alliance were the PNL (with 51 senators and 101 deputies), and the PC (with 8 senators and 13 deputies).

2 In July 2016, the UNPR merged with the PMP. The merger was revoked in June 2018 and officially denounced by the PMP at their latest congress in March 2021.

3 After the merger with the PMP was revoked and the party was reinstated.

= Presidential elections =

class=wikitable width=100%

! rowspan=2|Election

! rowspan=2|Candidate

! colspan=3|First round

! colspan=3|Second round

Votes

!Percentage

!Position

!Votes

!Percentage

!Position

align=center

!2014

| {{no2|Victor Ponta}}1

3,836,093{{Percentage bar|40.4|c=red}}{{color box|gold|1st}}5,264,383{{Percentage bar|45.6|c=red}}{{color box|silver|2nd}}
align=center

!2019

| colspan=7|did not compete

align=center

!2024

| colspan="7" |did not compete

align=center

!2025

| colspan="7" |Endorsed Victor Ponta

Notes:

1 Victor Ponta was a member of PSD, but was endorsed by an electoral alliance consisting of the PSD, the UNPR, and the PC.

= European elections =

class=wikitable style="text-align: right;" width=60%
ElectionVotesPercentageMEPsPositionEU PartyEP Group
style="text-align:center;"

! 2014

| 2,093,237

| 37.60%

| {{Composition bar|2|32|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}}}

| {{color box|Gold|1st}}
(within USD)1

| —

| S&D

style="text-align:center;"

! 2019

| 54,942

| 0.61%

| {{Composition bar|0|33|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}}}

| {{color box|Grey|11th}}

| —

| —

Notes:

1 Social Democratic Union (USD) members: PSD (12 MEPs), PC (2 MEPs), and UNPR.

See also

References

External links

  • [http://www.unpr.eu Official Website of the National Union for the Progress of Romania]
  • [http://politics.online-romania.com/2010/03/10/campanu-national-union-for-the-advancement-of-romania-will-enter-the-court-next-week/ Câmpanu: The National Union for the Advancement of Romania will enter the court next week] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304125102/http://politics.online-romania.com/2010/03/10/campanu-national-union-for-the-advancement-of-romania-will-enter-the-court-next-week/ |date=2012-03-04 }}
  • [http://www.rompress.ro/media/index.php/stirea-zilei/item/2582-Gabriel-Oprea-UNPR-porneste-de-la-7-la-suta.html Gabriel Oprea - UNPR pornește de la seven la sută]
  • [http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?issue=4645&page=detalii&categorie=politics&id=20100323-511911 Tension among independents]

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