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United Right Alliance

United Right Alliance (Romanian: Alianța Dreapta Unită, ADU) was a centre-right[1] electoral alliance that was formed to compete in the 2024 Romanian parliamentary election. It opposed the incumbent National Coalition for Romania (CNR) government.[2][3][4]

United Right Alliance
Alianța Dreapta Unită
AbbreviationADU
LeaderElena Lasconi (USR)
Ludovic Orban (FD)
Eugen Tomac (PMP)
Founded18 December 2023
Dissolved6 September 2024
Political position
European affiliationALDE Party (USR)
EPP (FD and PMP)
European Parliament groupRenew (USR and PMP)
Alliance partiesSave Romania Union (USR)
Force of the Right (FD)
People's Movement Party (PMP)
Senate
23 / 136
Chamber of Deputies
57 / 330
European Parliament
3 / 33
Mayors
91 / 3,176
County Presidents
0 / 41
County Councilors
175 / 1,340
Local Council Councilors
3,792 / 39,900
Ministers
0 / 18
Website
dreaptaunita.eu
^ A: The largest party in the coalition, the Save Romania Union (USR), is a broadly centre to centre-right, liberal and progressive party, while the smaller parties of the Force of the Right (FD) and the People's Movement Party (PMP), lean right ideologically (see table below).

History

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On 14 December 2023, Save Romania Union, Force of the Right and the People's Movement Party officially announced the creation of a right-leaning opposition electoral alliance to contest in the 2024 elections.[5] On 18 December, the alliance was formally named as United Right Alliance.[6]

In 2024, the Alliance concentrated their efforts mostly in supporting independent candidate and incumbent Mayor of Bucharest, Nicușor Dan. They have been criticized for not being more active in the rest of the country and for not being more involved in promoting the Alliance for the European Parliament elections. Former USR president and the unofficial leader of the Alliance, Cătălin Drulă, was also criticized and accused of trying to further his own image for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, putting up campaign banners all over the country featuring only his face, even though he was not running for any of the positions in the local elections, nor those for the European Parliament. It is widely considered in the Romanian public that incumbent mayors for Sector 1 and Sector 2 in Bucharest were disadvantaged because of this, as they have declared they also received next to no funding for their campaigns from the Alliance. This resulted in very tight races for both of the sectors; the results are still being disputed, as Sector 1 mayor Clotilde Armand and Sector 2 mayor Radu Mihaiu have both accused the governing CNR of orchestrating electoral fraud in their respective districts.

As of late June 2024, the Alliance is expected to be dissolved, following declarations from the new USR president, Elena Lasconi, who replaced former leader Drulă, who quit following weak results in both the local and European Parliament elections.

Priorities and principles

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Here are the 12 priorities of the United Right "to complete European integration and modernization of Romania":[7]

  1. Get Romania truly in Schengen
  2. A European life for Romanians (economic stability through the transition to the Euro, prosperity through industrialisation, trade and innovation)
  3. State reform and anti-corruption (defend the Union against illiberal slippages right at home)
  4. Democracy, fundamental rights and rule of law
  5. Health & education for Romanians at European standards
  6. EU funds for Romania's modernisation (spent more efficiently and with greater impact)
  7. Agriculture and rural middle class (bring funding for family farms to European level)
  8. Union with Moldova in the European Union
  9. Romania's contribution to EU reform
  10. Defend the rights of Romanian workers in Europe to decent income and pensions
  11. A prosperous Europe with a clean environment
  12. European armies, better integrated into NATO and better prepared (respond together to challenges. We support Ukraine, we defend ourselves)

Composition

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The table below lists the parties in the alliance. The alliance currently holds a total of 23 seats in the 163 seat Senate of Romania, 57 seats in the 330 seat Chamber of Deputies, and 10 seats out of the 33 Romanian seats of the European Parliament.

Parliament of Romania

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The vote percentage comes from the parties which contested in the 2020 Romanian parliamentary election.

Abbr. Name Main ideology Political position Leader Senate Chamber of Deputies Vote % at the 2020 election
USR Save Romania Union
Uniunea Salvați România 		Liberalism Centre to centre-right Dominic Fritz
20 / 136
41 / 330
 15.86%[a]
FD Force of the Right
Forța Dreptei 		Liberal conservatism Centre-right to right-wing Ludovic Orban
3 / 136
16 / 330
 N/A
PMP People's Movement Party
Partidul Mișcarea Populară 		National conservatism Centre-right to right-wing Eugen Tomac
0 / 136
0 / 330
 4.93%

European Parliament

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The vote percentage comes from the parties which contested in the 2019 European Parliament election in Romania.

Abbr. Name Main ideology Political position Leader Seats EP party EP group Vote % at the 2019 election
USR Save Romania Union
Uniunea Salvați România 		Liberalism Centre to centre-right Dominic Fritz
1 / 33
 ALDE Renew 22.36%[a]
FD Force of the Right
Forța Dreptei 		Liberal conservatism Centre-right to right-wing Ludovic Orban
0 / 33
 EPP (intention) EPP (intention) N/A
PMP People's Movement Party
Partidul Mișcarea Populară 		National conservatism Centre-right to right-wing Eugen Tomac
2 / 33
 EPP EPP 5.76%
  1. ^ a b Was part of the USR PLUS alliance.

Candidates for the 2024 European Parliament election

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The Alliance's candidates for the 2024 European Parliament election

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  1. Dan Barna
  2. Vlad Voiculescu
  3. Eugen Tomac
  4. Vlad Botoș
  5. Cristina Prună
  6. Violeta Alexandru
  7. Radu Mihail
  8. Corina Atanasiu
  9. Adriana Cristian
  10. George Gima
  11. Teodora Stoian
  12. Ramona Goga
  13. Alina Gîrbea
  14. Geta Daniela Drăghici
  15. Alina Totti
  16. Nicolae Mihai Șvab
  17. Emilia Mateescu
  18. Ion Belu
  19. Gabriela Ferguson
  20. Lucia Hang
  21. Dan Adrian Pop
  22. Lucian Judele
  23. Raluca Bercea
  24. Ciprian Alexandru
  25. Andrei Chirica
  26. Răzvan Socolov
  27. Adrian Giurgiu
  28. Sergiu Grui
  29. Daniela Șarpe
  30. Aurel Fierăscu
  31. Alina Bălășcău
  32. Alex Cozma
  33. Silviu Andrei
  34. Maria Udrescu
  35. Mihai Zvîncă
  36. Laurențiu Gheorghe
  37. Liana Ursa
  38. Florin Drăgulin
  39. Ion-Marian Lazăr
  40. Robert Voicu
  41. Alexandru German
  42. Irena Pleșoiu
  43. Eusebiu Iftode
  44. Ioan Bledea

Electoral history

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European elections

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Election Votes % MEPs Position EU Party EP Group
2024 778,901 8.71
3 / 33
  3rd 1 ALDE/EPP RE/EPP Group

Note:
1 United Right Alliance members: USR (2 MEPs), PMP (1 MEP) and FD (no mandates).

References

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  1. ^ "Gabriel Pleșa: „Polul de centru dreapta" pe care îl anunță USR, PMP și Forța Dreptei nu va reuși niciodată să coaguleze alegătorii". www.digi24.ro. December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.dw.com/ro/analiz%C4%83-o-alian%C8%9B%C4%83-de-dreapta-%C3%AEmpotriva-pesedismului/a-67769407
  3. ^ https://newsweek.ro/politica/usr-pmp-si-forta-dreptei-lanseaza-alianta-dreapta-unita-o-alternativa-la-coalitia-psd-pnl-in-2024
  4. ^ https://www.gds.ro/politica/national/2023-12-18/video-usr-pmp-si-forta-dreptei-au-lansat-alianta-dreapta-unita-alternativa-la-psd-pnl/
  5. ^ Pantazi, Cristian (December 14, 2023). "SURSE: USR, PMP și Forța Dreptei au bătut palma și lansează Polul de Dreapta, o alianță pentru alegerile din 2024". G4Media.ro.
  6. ^ Andrei, Cristian (December 18, 2023). "Drulă, Orban și Tomac au lansat Alianța Dreapta Unită. S-au împărțit deja locurile eligibile de pe listele pentru europarlamentare". Libertatea.
  7. ^ "Cele 12 Priorități Ale Dreptei Unite". dreaptaunita.eu (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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