New Generation Party – Christian Democratic
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| Partidul Noua Generaţie - Creştin Democrat | ||
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| Leader | Gigi Becali | |
| Senate Leader | none | |
| Chamber Leader | none | |
| Founded | 2000 | |
| Headquarters | Blănari Street, Bucharest, Romania | |
| Political Ideology | Nationalism, Christian democracy | |
| International Affiliation | none | |
| European Affiliation | none | |
| European Parliament Group | {{{ep-group}}} | |
| Colours | light blue and white | |
| Website | www.png.ro | |
| See also | Politics of Romania |
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The New Generation Party – Christian Democratic (Partidul Noua Generaţie - Creştin Democrat, PNGCD; formerly Partidul Noua Generaţie, PNG) is a nationalist, Christian democratic political party in Romania. In the last legislative elections, on November 28, 2004, it won 2.2% of the popular vote but no seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Created in 2000 as a centrist grouping around former Mayor of Bucharest Viorel Lis, it was taken over in January 2004 by businessman Gigi Becali, who became its leader.
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[edit] Notable members
- Dan Pavel - executive president, former advisor of Gigi Becali, political science professor.
- Alex Mihai Stoenescu - vice president, historian.
- Marian Oprea - vice president, talk-show host (on DDTV) and owner of Lumea (international politics magazine).
[edit] Controversies
The New Generation Party – Christian Democratic has been suspected of having links with the neo-fascist organization Noua Dreaptă (dedicated to an Iron Guard revival). A former advisor of Becali, Dan Pavel, stated that "it followed that people from Noua Dreaptă would become the "spinal cord" [foundation] of the New Generation Party."[1]
Noua Dreaptă denied any connection with PNG-CD and none of the leaders of Noua Dreaptă became a representative of PNG-CD.[2]
The New Generation Party has been described by the United States Department of State as an "extreme nationalist party"[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Noii legionari se laudă cu „cuiburi“ în toată ţara ("The new Legionnaires pride themselves with "nests" throughout the country"), in Gândul, June 5, 2006
- ^ Comunicat de presă al Noii Drepte ("Noua Dreaptă press release"), January 1, 2005
- ^ International Religious Freedom Report 2006, US Department of State
