Asturian Renewal Union
Asturian Renewal Union (URAS) (Asturian: Unión Renovadora Asturiana) is a regionalist political party from Asturias, Spain, founded in 1998 by Sergio Marqués Fernández, after leaving the People's Party (PP) when he was acting as President of the Principality of Asturias.
Asturian Renewal Union Unión Renovadora Asturiana | |
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| Leader | Javier López Alonso |
| Founded | 2 December 1998 |
| Headquarters | Oviedo, Spain |
| Ideology | Asturian regionalism Conservatism Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Local Government | 2 / 946
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| Website | |
| uras.es | |
History
After being founded in 1998 by people who left PP and Asturianists, URAS contested the Asturian parliamentary election, 1999 achieving only three seats in the General Junta.[1]
For the 2007 election, URAS took part in a coalition with Partíu Asturianista called Asturianist Union.[2] Sergio Marqués left the presidency of the party after the election, being replaced by Javier López Alonso.[3]
Election results
| General Junta of the Principality of Asturias | |||||||
| Election | Seats won | ± | Size | # of votes | % | Government | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 / 45 |
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4th | 44,261 | 7.1% | Opposition | Sergio Marqués |
| 2003 | 0 / 45 |
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4th | 17,552 | 2.8% | No Seats | Sergio Marqués |
| 2007 | 0 / 45 |
±0 | 4th | 13,3141 | 2.2% | No Seats | Sergio Marqués |
| 2011 | 0 / 45 |
±0 | 10th | 2,9531 | 0.5% | No Seats | Javier López Alonso |
| 2012 | 0 / 45 |
±0 | 13th | 454 | 0.1% | No Seats | Javier López Alonso |
| 2015 | 0 / 45 |
±0 | 17th | 2452 | 0.04% | No Seats | José Manuel Suárez Mata |
1 Joint list with Asturianist Party.
2 Only took part in the Western district.
References
- Sergio Marqués, único miembro del PP que ha ocupado la presidencia asturiana; La Nueva España, 8 May 2012
- "La URAS y PAS presentan su proyecto político". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2006-04-22. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- "Javier López toma el testigo de Marqués en URAS". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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