Alliance for Romanian Unity

The Alliance for Romanian Unity (Romanian: Alianța pentru Unitatea Românilor, AUR) was a political alliance in Romania. It had ties to the Romanian Hearth Union.[1][2]

History

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The AUR was formed as an alliance of the Republican Party (PR) and the Romanian National Unity Party (PUNR).[3] 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.[4] All seats were taken by the PUNR.[5]

The two parties contested the 1992 general elections separately; the PUNR nominated Gheorghe Funar as its presidential candidate, whilst the PR put forward Ioan Mânzatu. Funar finished third with 10.8% of the vote, whilst Mânzatu finished 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

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Legislative elections

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Election Chamber Senate Position Status
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
1990 290,875 2.12
9 / 395
300,473 2.15
2 / 119
6th Support to FSN government (1990–1991)
Support to FSN–PNL–MERPDAR government (1991–1992)

References

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  1. ^ William Crowther. "ELECTORAL POLITICS AND TRANSITION IN ROMANIA" (PDF). p. 24.
  2. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Kasapovic, Mirjana (1996). Wahlsysteme und Systemwechsel in Osteuropa: Genese, Auswirkungen und Reform politischer Institutionen. Springer. p. 147. ISBN 9783663118046.
  3. ^ 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
  4. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1599–1600 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  5. ^ Partide, voturi și mandate la alegerile din România (1990-2012) SSOAR