• Source: Party of Young People

      • 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). POT supported the candidacy of independent Călin Georgescu in the 2024 presidential election, even before Georgescu appeared in opinion polls.


      History


      The Party of Young People was founded by Anamaria Gavrilă on 31 July 2023.


      = 2024 elections

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      In the 2024 local elections, the party won 11 local councillor mandates. The party did not participate in the 2024 European Parliament election.
      For the 2024 parliamentary election, the party has nominated over 140 candidates from various professions (entrepreneurs, lawyers, drivers, sales specialists, engineers), including many candidates from the diaspora.


      = Support for Georgescu's candidacy

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      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. The party strongly associates itself with Georgescu and calls on Georgescu voters to vote for it in the parliamentary elections.
      Party of Young People campaigns heavily on social media, such as TikTok, Instagram and Telegram (often through viral videos). Party president Anamaria Gavrilă has collected almost 3 million likes on Instagram for her political posts. The party holds money giveaways and contests for the best posts to promote itself and Georgescu, and encourages the use of the hashtag #POT.


      Ideology


      The Party of Young People has been described as extreme right, sovereigntist, anti-establishment, nationalist, anti-Western and populist, opposing abortion rights and promoting vaccine hesitancy. It declares itself to be a supporter of traditional and Christian values. It supports free market economics. 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.
      POT defines itself as centre-right. 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 the "new AUR" and sharply criticizes the PSD and PNL parties.


      Electoral history




      = Legislative elections

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