Present-day Parliamentary Parties
Present-day political parties with parliamentary representation, in order of the number or representatives they have in the Chamber of Deputies:
| Name | Ideology | Deputies | Senators | MEPs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Liberal Party |
PD-L | Liberal conservatism | 121 | 46 | 11 | |
| Social Democratic Party |
PSD | Social democracy | 88 | 43 | 10 | |
| National Liberal Party |
PNL | Conservative liberalism | 55 | 21 | 5 | |
| Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania |
UDMR | Hungarian minority, Liberal conservatism |
21 | 9 | 3 | |
| National Union for the Progress of Romania |
UNPR | Social democracy, Progressivism | 16 | 10 | ||
| Conservative Party |
PC | Social conservatism | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
In addition, ethnic minority parties are guaranteed eighteen seats: one for each recognised minority (except Magyars, who are already represented by the UDMR). However, they are not considered major parties, and are treated below.
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