Democratic Front of National Salvation

The Democratic Front of National Salvation (Romanian: Frontul Democrat al Salvării Naționale, FDSN) was a Romanian political party formed by former President Ion Iliescu and his supporters stemming from the National Salvation Front (FSN) on 7 April 1992. It was the result of the breakup of the previously ruling FSN during the early 1990s.

LeaderIon Iliescu

PresidentIon Iliescu (1992)
Oliviu Gherman (1992-1993)

Executive presidentAdrian Năstase^[1][2][3]

Founders

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• Ion Iliescu
• Vasile Văcaru
• Ion Solcanu
  Oliviu Gherman
  Diodor Nicoară
  Gheorghe Dumitrașcu
  Ion Tătar
  Emanuil Cernescu
  Ion Neagu
  Gheorghe Damian
  Vasile Secăreș
  Vladimir Pasti
  Petre Ninosu
  Alexandru Albu
  Petre Ţurlea
  Adrian Năstase
  Șerban Nicolae^[4]

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Democratic Front of National Salvation Frontul Democrat al Salvării Naționale
Leader	Ion Iliescu
President	Ion Iliescu (1992) Oliviu Gherman (1992-1993)
Executive president	Adrian Năstase[1][2][3]
Founders	List Ion Iliescu Vasile Văcaru Ion Solcanu Oliviu Gherman Diodor Nicoară Gheorghe Dumitrașcu Ion Tătar Emanuil Cernescu Ion Neagu Gheorghe Damian Vasile Secăreș Vladimir Pasti Petre Ninosu Alexandru Albu Petre Ţurlea Adrian Năstase Șerban Nicolae[4] [5] [a]
Founded	7 April 1992 (1992-04-07)
Dissolved	10 July 1993 (1993-07-10)
Split from	National Salvation Front (FSN)
Merged into	Party of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR)
Ideology	Social democracy[5] Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Left-wing nationalism[6]
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
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The smaller wing led by Petre Roman continued using the brand FSN. Unlike the Petre Roman wing of the FSN, which wanted faster economic reforms, the FDSN advocated for a socialist democracy and a slower pace of transition from the communist command economy to a social market economy.^{[citation needed]} On 10 July 1993, the FDSN merged with the Romanian Socialist Democratic Party (PSDR), the Republican Party, and the Cooperative Party, creating the Party of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR). In 2001, PDSR merged with PSDR to create the present-day Social Democratic Party (PSD).