The Alliance for Romanian Unity ( ro, Alianța pentru Unitatea Românilor, AUR) was a

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in Romania.

History

The AUR was formed as an alliance of the

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(PR) and the Romanian National Unity Party (PUNR). It received 2.1% of the

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vote in the 1990 general elections, winning nine seats. It also received 2.2% of the

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vote, winning two seats.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp1599–1600 All seats were taken by the PUNR.Partide, voturi și mandate la alegerile din România (1990-2012)
SSOAR 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

References

{{Romanian political parties Defunct political party alliances in Romania