Socialist Party of Labour
# Socialist Party of Labour

The Socialist Party of Labour (Romanian: Partidul Socialist al Muncii, PSM) was a left wing-nationalist political party in Romania. The party was labelled as neo-communist. It was founded on 16 November 1990. The chairman of the party was Ilie Verdeţ, former Communist Prime Minister between 1979 and 1982, under Secretary General Nicolae Ceaușescu.

At the 1992 general election, the party obtained roughly 3% of votes and thus entered the parliament. Together with the Greater Romania Party (PRM), the PSM formed the "National Bloc" faction in the Romanian Senate. The PSM participated in the so-called Red Quadrilateral coalition that included Iliescu's Democratic National Salvation Front (FDSN), the Greater Romania Party (PRM; at that time national communist), the Agrarian Democracy Party (PDAR), and the nationalist Romanian National Unity Party (PUNR).

Later, the Socialist Party of Labour (PSM) gradually lost its influence. In July 2003, the party fused with the Social Democratic Party (PSD); members who objected to the fusion formed a splinter group, called the Socialist Alliance Party (PSR).

## Electoral history

### Legislative elections

| Election | Chamber | Chamber | Chamber | Senate | Senate | Senate | Position | Aftermath |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Aftermath |
| 1992 | 328,283 | 3.03 | 13 / 341 | 347,658 | 3.18 | 5 / 143 | 8th | PDSR-PUNR-PRM-PSM government (1992–1996) |
| 1996 | 262,563 | 2.15 | 0 / 343 | 265,659 | 2.16 | 0 / 143 | 8th | Extra-parliamentary opposition to CDR-USD-UDMR government (1996–2000) |
| 2000 | 91,027 | 0.71 | 0 / 345 | 96,636 | 0.89 | 0 / 140 | 11th | Extra-parliamentary support for PDSR minority government (2000–2003) |

### Presidential elections

| Election | Candidate | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Election | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position |
| 1992 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 1996 | Adrian Păunescu | 87,163 | 0.7% | 9th | | | |
| 2000 | Ion Sasu | 38,375 | 0.3% | 11th | | | |
