United Romania Party

Romanian political party (2015–2019)

The United Romania Party (Romanian: Partidul România Unită) was a Romanian nationalist political party. It was founded by former members of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), such as Bogdan Diaconu and Greater Romania Party (PRM), like Horațiu Șerb, Vasile Vlasin and Valerian Moraru. The founding members, signatories of the party registration, are: Bogdan Diaconu, Daniel Hogea, Augustin-Florin Hagiu, Horațiu Șerb, Dumitru Badragan, and Dragoș Stancu, based on the civil decision nr. 5 from 7 February 2017, definitive on 25 April 2015.

The party claims to adhere to a "national-democratic" doctrine based on the ideas of Romanian historian and politician Nicolae Iorga and centered on principles of social justice, economic protectionism, Romanian nationalism and anticorruption.[7] According to a resolution adopted in September 2015, it opposes migrant quotas, same-sex marriage, adoption of the euro, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), among others.[8] The party's adversaries consider that it wears a mimetic nationalist stance, former 'PSD-ists and clerks of Voicescu were not and will never be nationalists'. Prominent members (ex. vicepresident Ovidiu Hurduzeu) of the party support the "immediate Romanian withdrawal from the EU and NATO" publishing messages such as 'The Ceaușescu times were better!' on websites.[9] In the 2016 Romanian legislative election, the party received 207,608 votes in the Senate election, and 196,602 in the election to the Chamber of Deputies, not achieving the parliamentary status.

Self-characterization

The United Romania Party characterizes itself as follows:

We are a young team that believes in Romania and its values and which proposes an alternative to the entire political class after 1990. Our ideals are of a Strong and United Romania, respecting rights for every Romanian citizen.

Party criticism

In July 2016, Daniel Ghiță, kickboxing world champion, left the party, disagreeing with the party president at the time, Bogdan Diaconu, stating that he does not follow the principles he promotes.[10]

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2016 196,397 2.79
0 / 329
 207,977 2.95
0 / 136
  7th  Extra-parliamentary opposition to PSD-ALDE government (2017–2019)
Extra-parliamentary opposition to PSD minority government (2019)
Extra-parliamentary opposition to PNL minority government (2019–2020)

European elections

Election Votes Percentage MEPs Position EU Party EP Group
2019 51,787 0.57%
0 / 33
  13th  APF —

References

  1. ^ "Toate tipurile de români de dreapta pe care îi vezi pe Facebook". 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ "SPRIJINIM - "Sprijină România Unită" pe Sprijina.ro".
  3. ^ "SPRIJINIM - "Sprijină România Unită" pe Sprijina.ro".
  4. ^ "Kiss FM - Partidele care-ți arată că naționalismele de doi lei din România nu au apărut odată cu AUR". 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Afacerile și prefacerile lui Bogdan Diaconu".
  6. ^ "Bogdan Diaconu, de la jurnalism la șef de partid pro-rus".
  7. ^ "Program". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Congresul Partidului România Unită". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Bogdan Diaconu și Partidul România Unită - un proiect rusesc - În Linie Dreaptă". 8 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Daniel Ghiţă a părăsit PRU. Încotro se îndreaptă Campionul Mondial la Kickboxing" (in Romanian). evz.ro. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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