Alliance for Romanian Unity

The Alliance for Romanian Unity (Romanian: Alianța pentru Unitatea Românilor, AUR) was a political alliance in Romania.

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Not to be confused with Alliance for the Unity of Romanians.

History

The AUR was formed as an alliance of the Republican Party (PR) and the Romanian National Unity Party (PUNR).[1] It received 2.1% of the Chamber of Deputies vote in the 1990 general elections, winning nine seats. It also received 2.2% of the Senate vote, winning two seats.[2] All seats were taken by the PUNR.[3]

The two parties contested the 1992 general elections separately; the PUNR nominated Gheorghe Funar as its presidential candidates, whilst the PR put forward Ioan Mânzatu. Funar finished third with 10.8% of the vote, whilst Mânzatu finishing last of the six candidates with 3%. The PUNR won 14 Senate seats and 30 Chamber seats, whilst the PR failed to win seats in either house.

Electoral history

Legislative elections
Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
1990 290,875 2.12
9 / 395
 300,473 2.15
2 / 119
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Support to FSN-PNL-MER-PDAR government
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References
  1. 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1599–1600 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Partide, voturi și mandate la alegerile din România (1990-2012) SSOAR
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