Communist Party of Romania

political party, Romania

Also known as: CPR, Partidul Comunist Român

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In Romania: Political process
Before the 1989 revolution, the Communist Party of Romania was enshrined as the only legal political party and the leading force in Romanian society. The 1991 constitution replaced single-party rule with a democratic and pluralist system, but former communists have maintained prominence in politics through the formation of such parties…
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In Romania: From democracy to dictatorship
…were attracted to the Romanian Communist Party; outlawed in 1924, it carried on a precarious existence because of its subordination to the Soviet Communist Party, its antinationalist stance, and its neglect of peasant interests. Carol’s solution to the country’s problems was to proclaim a royal dictatorship in 1938 and to…
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In Romania: The revolution of 1989
…put in place during the communist era.
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