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=== 1992–1996: Opposition ===

For the period 1992–1996, CDR was the main political opposition force in the [[Parliament of Romania]] and in the local administration as well. Although the convention won the capital city of [[Bucharest]] and much of the larger urban centres at the [[1992 Romanian local elections|1992 local elections]], FSN swept over almost all rural areas and small towns.

The alliance also included the UDMR/RMDSZ, which ran on a separate list, and a number of minor parties and civic organisations that failed to gain parliamentary representation: the Democratic Unity Party, the Christian Democratic Union, the Ecologist Federation of Romania (FER), the [[Civic Alliance Foundation|Civic Alliance]] (PAC), and others. Prior to the 1992 general elections, the PNL led by Radu Câmpeanu withdrew from the CDR.

At the [[1992 Romanian general election|1992 general elections]], [[Emil Constantinescu]] was the presidential candidate of the convention. He managed to qualify in the second round where he finished second with an electoral score of 38.57% (or 4,641,207 votes).