New Generation Party – Christian Democratic

Infobox_Romanian_Political_Party
party_name = Partidul Noua Generaţie - Creştin Democrat
party_
party_wikicolourid = UDMR
leader = Gigi Becali
senate = "none"
chamber = "none"
foundation = 2000
ideology = Nationalism, Christian democracy
international = none
european = none
colours = light blue and white
headquarters = Blănari Street, Bucharest, Romania
website = [http://www.png.ro/ www.png.ro]

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.

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).

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." [ [http://www.gandul.info/2006-06-05/actual/noii_legionari "Noii legionari se laudă cu „cuiburi“ în toată ţara" ("The new Legionnaires pride themselves with "nests" throughout the country")] , in "Gândul", June 5, 2006]

Noua Dreaptă denied any connection with PNG-CD and none of the leaders of Noua Dreaptă became a representative of PNG-CD. [ [http://nouadreapta.org/comunicate.php?com=22 "Comunicat de presă al Noii Drepte" ("Noua Dreaptă press release")] , January 1, 2005]

The New Generation Party has been described by the United States Department of State as an "extreme nationalist party" [ [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71402.htm International Religious Freedom Report 2006] , US Department of State]

References

External links

* [http://www.png.ro/ Official site]
* [http://www.nouageneratie.com International ]