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