What’s right in Romania? Explaining the failure of the Democratic Convention
What’s right in Romania? Explaining the failure of the Democratic Convention

Summary/Abstract: This article explains the falling causes of the Democratic Convention, an anti-communist coalition that governed Romania between 1996 and 2000. The conclusion is that the Democratic Convention was unable to build an identity strong enough to withstand the pressures of government and the mobility of electoral support because they failed to create a single party on the centreright. CDR leaders failed to craft a sense of ‘partyness’ within the alliance – they did not develop the partisan loyalty that is a feature of more successful formations.

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