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The Party of Young People (Romanian: Partidul Oamenilor Tineri; POT, lit. 'I can') is a political party in Romania, founded by MP Anamaria Gavrilă, who had previously left the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR).[5] POT supported the candidacy of independent Călin Georgescu in the 2024 presidential election,[6] even before Georgescu appeared in opinion polls.[7]
Party of Young People Partidul Oamenilor Tineri | |
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| Abbreviation | POT |
| President | Anamaria Gavrilă |
| Founder | Anamaria Gavrilă |
| Founded | 31 July 2023 |
| Split from | Alliance for the Union of Romanians |
| Headquarters | Aleea Plopilor, Nr.4, Deva |
| Ideology | Romanian nationalism Right-wing populism National conservatism Sovereigntism Christian right Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Right-wing[1] to far-right[2][3][4] |
| Religion | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| Colours | Indigo Pastel pink |
| Senate | 7 / 136 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 24 / 331 |
| Local councils | 11 / 39,900 |
| Website | |
| sieupot | |
The Party of Young People was founded by Anamaria Gavrilă on 31 July 2023.[8][9]
In the 2024 local elections, the party won 11 local councillor mandates.[10][11] The party did not participate in the 2024 European Parliament election.[7]
For the 2024 parliamentary election,[6] the party has nominated over 140 candidates from various professions (entrepreneurs, lawyers, drivers, sales specialists, engineers),[12] including many candidates from the diaspora.[13]
The Party of Young People attempted to register Anamaria Gavrilă's candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, but later gave up and chose to support Călin Georgescu following an internal poll.[14][15] The party strongly associates itself with Georgescu and calls on Georgescu voters to vote for it in the parliamentary elections.[16]
Party of Young People campaigns heavily on social media, such as TikTok, Instagram and Telegram (often through viral videos).[17] Party president Anamaria Gavrilă has collected almost 3 million likes on Instagram for her political posts.[18] The party holds money giveaways and contests for the best posts to promote itself and Georgescu, and encourages the use of the hashtag #POT.[19]
The Party of Young People has been described as extreme right,[3] sovereigntist,[13] anti-establishment,[17] nationalist,[20] anti-Western[21] and populist,[21] opposing abortion rights and promoting vaccine hesitancy.[7] It declares itself to be a supporter of traditional[22] and Christian values.[12] It supports free market economics.[23] Most organisations and political leaders consider the party to be Eurosceptic. The party has been accused of lacking financial transparency, and is suspected of having links to shadowy influence groups.[21]
POT defines itself as centre-right.[24] The party does not present a clear political platform, but only supports the "Romanian mission". In its rhetoric, the party often uses words such as faith, God, miracle, etc. POT is considered a splinter party known in Romanian media as the "new AUR" and sharply criticizes the PSD and PNL parties.[25]
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