The Romanian Socialist Party () is a political party in Romania formed as the Socialist Alliance Party (PAS) in 2003. It developed out of the wing of the Socialist Party of Labour (PSM) that objected to the merger of PSM with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in July 2003 and wanted the PSM to continue as a socialist party. The Romanian authorities did not recognize this group as part of PSM, and instead it took the name Socialist Alliance Party. After absorbing the United Left Party in 2009, the party merged into the Socialist Alternative Party in late 2013. In late 2014, the merged party changed its name to the Socialist Party of Romania, replacing the party of the same name defunct since 2013. The unregistered present-day Romanian Communist Party (PCR; which has since gained registration after changing its name to the Communitarian Party of Romania) had argued that the PSR is a pseudo-communist party. The then-PAS decided to rename itself the Romanian Communist Party at an extraordinary party congress in July 2010, placing itself in the tradition of the party of the same name founded in 1921. The renaming was however rejected by the Bucharest tribunal. In 2013, it won 34 local seats. The party is led by a 165-member National Committee, a 60-member Directive Committee and a 60-member Executive Bureau. PSR was a founding member of the Party of the European Left. Ideology Unlike its predecessor - the Socialist Party of Labour, the Romanian Socialist Party is more progressive on social issues, supporting socialist feminism. However, much like its predecessor, it is nationalist and supports Communism nostalgia. The Party supports Romanian membership in the European Union, and even calls for European federalism. However, it strongly rejects the Romanian membership in NATO. Electoral history Legislative elections Local elections Presidential elections European elections See also Communitarian Party of Romania Democracy and Solidarity Party References External links Party website 2003 establishments in Romania Communist parties in Romania European federalist parties Feminism in Romania Feminist parties in Europe International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties Left-wing nationalist parties Left-wing parties in Romania Nationalist parties in Romania Organizations based in Bucharest Party of the European Left member parties Political parties established in 2003 Pro-European political parties in Romania Registered political parties in Romania Socialist feminist organizations Socialist parties in Romania