The National Peasant Alliance (, or, alternatively, ) is a political party in Romania which was founded in November 2019 by Radu GhidÃÂu (the youngest elected MP on behalf of PNÃÂ-CD during the 1996âÂÂ2000 legislature) as an alternative to the PNÃÂ-CD then and currently led by Aurelian Pavelescu.
So far, it solely competed in the 2020 Romanian local elections, where it most notably scored modest results in Bucharest. The National Peasant Alliance (ANÃÂ) is currently an extra-parliamentary political party given the fact that it did not compete for the previous 2020 Romanian legislative election. Nonetheless, it did compete in the 2020 Romanian local elections, the latest Romanian local elections, where it only won 12 local councillors.
At the point of its foundation (namely in November 2019), ANÃÂ was described as a modern political party by founding member Tudorel Chesoi (who is one of the incumbent vice-presidents of the party as well), stating at the same time that "Pavelescu and ÃÂapliuc [i.e. the head of PNÃÂ-CD ConstanÃÂa local branch] don't exist".
The party was established by former longtime old PNÃÂ-CD members who found themselves in opposition against the leadership of Pavelescu and who also expressed disdain over the alignment of PNÃÂ-CD towards the PSD in 2019 for that year's European Parliament election as well for the presidential election, at which Pavelescu formally supported ex-Prime Minister Viorica DÃÂncilÃÂ.
Subsequently, the party proceeded to competing in the 2020 Romanian local elections, in the wake of which they have gained 12 local councillor seats nationwide. Nonetheless, the ANÃÂ did not eventually compete for the 2020 Romanian legislative election which still took place during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania. Therefore, it is a microparty.
The electoral sign of the National Peasant Alliance (ANÃÂ) is the flaming torch.
As of November 2021, the ANÃÂ has the following leadership: Radu GhidÃÂu (President), Florin Alecu Diaconu (First Vice-president), Horia Valerian Radocea (General secretary), DragoÃÂ Corvin Oncescu (Vice-president), Tudorel Chesoi (Vice-president), Claudiu Dan Iamandi (Vice-president). In addition, there are two alternate members (), more specifically Marian Voicu and Victor Steharu.