AUR Alliance Alianța AUR | |
|---|---|
| Leader | George Simion |
| Founded | 24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) |
| Ideology | National conservatism Christian nationalism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Right-wing tofar-right |
| Religion | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
| Colours | Gold |
| Senate | 28 / 136 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 64 / 330 |
| European Parliament | 4 / 33 |
| Website | |
| alianta-aur | |
TheAUR Alliance (Romanian:Alianța AUR) is aright-wing tofar-right political alliance in Romania, consisting of theAlliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) and other smaller parties. The alliance was founded in January 2023, and aims to participate in the 2024 Romanian elections and 2025 Romanian presidential elections.
The AUR Alliance was officially founded on 24 January 2023, theDay of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities. Initially, the alliance consisted of theAlliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) led byGeorge Simion, theRepublican Party of Romania (PRR) led byMarian Cucșa, and theNational Peasant Alliance (ANȚ) led byRadu Ghidău. Party leaders said their common goal was to "return Romania to where it deserves to be" and win the 2024 elections.[1][2]
On 14 November 2023, at an AUR press conference,Lidia Vadim Tudor (the daughter of theCorneliu Vadim Tudor), former MinisterIlan Laufer (FIN party leader), businessmanMuhammad Murad, entrepreneursSorin Constantinescu andSorin Ilieșiu, as well as deputiesFlorică Calotă,Daniel Forea,Dumitru Viorel Focșa and senatorsOvidiu Iosif Florean,Călin Gheorghe Matieș andVasilică Potecă announced that they are joining AUR Alliance for the 2024 elections.[3]
On 21 November 2023, George Simion announced that theRomanian Village Party and theNational Rebirth Alliance would join the AUR Alliance.[4][5] On 14 December 2023,Romanian National Conservative Party (PNCR), led byMEPCristian Terheș since 12 December 2023, and theNational Unity Bloc (BUN) party led byDorel Vulpoiu, joined the AUR Alliance.[6]
On 1 March 2024,Ilan Laufer announced that his FIN party was leaving the AUR Alliance. Laufer claimed that theGeorge Simion's AUR Alliance and was created "to illegally transfer members of its member parties to theAUR Party, which is an attempt to eliminate sovereigntist parties from the Alliance with the clear aim of confiscating and destroying the nationalist and sovereigntist movement in Romania".[7] On 2 March 2024, the National Peasant Alliance also announced its withdrawal from the AUR Alliance. The ANȚ leader explained the reason for leaving the alliance as "totalitarian tendencies and dictatorial leadership style" of George Simion.[8][9] TheRomanian Village Party also left the AUR alliance before the 2024local andEuropean elections.[10][11]
In April 2024, PNCR leaderMEPCristian Terheș became the leader of the AUR Alliance list for the2024 European Parliament election in Romania.[12]
| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Leader | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians | AUR | Right-wing populism Revolutionary nationalism | George Simion | Jan 2023– | |
| National Unity Bloc | BUN | Romanian nationalism | Dorel Vulpoiu | Dec 2023– | |
| Party | Abbreviation | Ideology | Leader | Member between | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Peasant Alliance | ANȚ | Romanian nationalism National conservatism | Radu Ghidău [ro] | Jan 2023–Mar 2024 | |
| National Identity Force | FIN | Romanian nationalism | Ilan Laufer | Nov 2023–Mar 2024 | |
| Romanian Village Party | RoSAT | Agrarianism Christian democracy | Marian Vișu-Iliescu | Nov 2023–~Apr 2024 | |
| Romanian National Conservative Party | PNCR | National conservatism | Cristian Terheș | Dec 2023–Aug 2024 | |
| National Rebirth Alliance | ARN | Christian right Economic liberalism | Peter Costea | Nov 2023–Aug 2024 | |
| Republican Party of Romania | PRR | Romanian nationalism | Marian Cucșa | Jan 2023–Oct 2024 | |
| Election | Votes | % | MEPs | Position | EU Party | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,334,905 | 14.93 | 6 / 33 1 | 2nd | ECR/ECPM | ECR |
Note:
1AUR Alliance members:AUR (5 MEPs),PNCR (1 MEP) and the other party members did not achieved any mandates (ARN, PRR and BUN).