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Freemen's Party

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Freemen's Party
Partidul Oamenilor Liberi
Szabad Emberek Pártja
Partei der Freien Menschen
AbbreviationPOL
PresidentDan Mașca
FoundersDan Mașca
Radu Bălaș
Cătălin Hegheș
Eugen Tothpal
Founded26 October 2015
HeadquartersStrada Poștei 1, Târgu Mureș
Ideology
Political positionCentre
Senate
0 / 136
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 330
European Parliament
0 / 33
Mayors
0 / 3,176
County Councilors
0 / 1,340
Local Council Councilors
5 / 39,900
Website
oameniliberi.com

Freemen's Party (Romanian: Partidul Oamenilor Liberi, Hungarian: Szabad Emberek Pártja, German: Partei Der Freien Menschen, abbr. POL) is a regionalist and localist political party in Romania. The party was founded in October 2015 by Dan Mașca, Cătălin Hegheș, Radu Bălaș and Eugen Tothpal.[1]

Ideology and political program

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According to the president of POL, Dan Mașca, the party does not have a clearly established ideology. Broadly speaking, it is a regionalist party that opts for participatory democracy and decentralization. Also, POL claims to be a party for all ethnicities in Romania, promoting harmony amongst Romanians, Hungarians, Germans, Roma etc.[1][2]

Electoral symbol

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The electoral symbol of the Freemen's Party is two joined palms, the abbreviated name "POL", the full name "Freemen's Party ", the Hungarian name "Szabad Emberek Pártja" and the German name "Partei der Freien Menschen".[3]

Electoral history

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According to the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC), at the 2016 local elections, Freemen's Party obtained five local councilor mandates. At the 2020 local elections, the party obtained two county councilors mandates, one mayoral mandate and 35 local councilor mandates.[4]

Local elections

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Election County Councilors (CJ) Mayors Local Councilors (CL) Popular vote % Position
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2016 10,335 0.12
0 / 1,393
6,837 0.08
0 / 3,179
7,340 0.08
5 / 40,297
 28th 
2020 14,123 0.20
2 / 1,393
16,527 0.20
1 / 3,179
22,060 0.28
35 / 40,297
 25th 
2024 1.755 0.02
0 / 3,179
5.747 0.06
5 / 40,297
 51st 

Presence in cities

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After 2024 local elections

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After 2020 local elections

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Notes

1 Independent candidate endorsed by both POL and UDMR

Potential deletion from the party register

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Although from 2015 the law on party registration has become less restrictive, the term local party does not appear in the law. Therefore, many parties – including POL – that do not meet the conditions of the law are at risk of being dissolved.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ce spune Dan Masca, liderul oamenilor liberi, despre relatia cu Nicusor Dan si o tara ca afara: Mi-am luat libertatea de a spune NU Interviu" (in Romanian). Ziare.com. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  2. ^ "Dan Maşca: Libertatea unicității" (in Romanian). Stiri din Mures, Stiri Targu mures - Liderul presei muresene. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. ^ "Statut 2.0" (in Romanian). Partidul Oamenilor Liberi. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  4. ^ "Rezultate – BIROUL ELECTORAL CENTRAL" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  5. ^ "Democrația locală din România și ce ne facem cu partidele politice noi. O analiză de Septimius Parvu" (in Romanian). www.hotnews.ro. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-30.