| Socialist Party of Labour | |
| Native Name: | Partidul Socialist al Muncii |
| Chairperson: | Ilie Verdeț |
| Foundation: | 16 November 1990 |
| Ideology: | Neo-communism Left-wing nationalism Democratic socialism |
| Country: | Romania |
| Abbreviation: | PSM |
| Dissolved: | July 2003 |
| Predecessor: | Romanian Communist Party |
| Merged: | PSD (faction) |
| Successor: | PSR (faction) |
| Position: | Left-wing to far-left |
| National: | National Bloc (senate) Red Quadrilateral |
The Socialist Party of Labour (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Partidul Socialist al Muncii, PSM) was a left wing-nationalist political party in Romania. The party was labelled as neo-communist. It was founded on 16 November 1990. The chairman of the party was Ilie Verdeţ, former Communist Prime Minister between 1979 and 1982, under Secretary General Nicolae Ceaușescu.[1]
At the 1992 general election, the party obtained roughly 3% of votes and thus entered the parliament. Together with the Greater Romania Party (PRM), the PSM formed the "National Bloc" faction in the Romanian Senate. The PSM participated in the so-called Red Quadrilateral coalition that included Iliescu's Democratic National Salvation Front (FDSN), the Greater Romania Party (PRM; at that time national communist), the Agrarian Democracy Party (PDAR), and the nationalist Romanian National Unity Party (PUNR).[2]
Later, the Socialist Party of Labour (PSM) gradually lost its influence. In July 2003, the party fused with the Social Democratic Party (PSD); members who objected to the fusion formed a splinter group, called the Socialist Alliance Party (PSR).
| Election | Chamber | Senate | Position | Aftermath | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| 1992 | 328,283 | 3.03 | 347,658 | 3.18 | 8th | (1992–1996) | |||
| 1996 | 262,563 | 2.15 | 265,659 | 2.16 | 8th | (1996–2000) | |||
| 2000 | 91,027 | 0.71 | 96,636 | 0.89 | 11th | (2000–2003) | |||
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position | ||
| 1992 | Did not compete | ||||||
| 1996 | 87,163 | 0.7% | 9th | bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=3 | |||
| 2000 | 38,375 | 0.3% | 11th | bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=3 | |||