Asturian Renewal Union

Political party in Spain

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Asturian Renewal Union (Asturian: Unión Renovadora Asturiana, URAS) is a regionalist political party from Asturias, Spain, founded in December 1998 by Sergio Marqués,^[1] after leaving the People's Party (PP) when he was President of the Principality of Asturias.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]

For the 2007 election, URAS took part in a coalition with Partíu Asturianista called Asturianist Union.^[5] Sergio Marqués left the presidency of the party after the election, being replaced by Javier López Alonso.^[6]

Election results

Election	Seats won	±	Size	# of votes	%	Government	Leader
General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
1999	3 / 45	3	4th	44,261	7.1%	Opposition	Sergio Marqués
2003	0 / 45	3	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

^ Cuartas, Javier (15 December 1998). "El partido de Marqués se inscribe hoy en el registro". El País (in Spanish). Oviedo. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ Cuartas, Javier (21 February 1999). "Sergio Marqués se incorpora a a Unión Renovadora Asturiana". El País (in Spanish). Oviedo. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Sergio Marqués abandona el PP tras un año de conflicto con el partido". Última Hora (in Spanish). Gijón. EFE. 21 February 1999. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ 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 European Spanish). 2006-04-22. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
^ "Javier López toma el testigo de Marqués en URAS". La Nueva España (in Spanish). 24 November 2007. Retrieved 2020-05-15.