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.
United Romania Party Partidul România Unită | |
|---|---|
| President | Robert Bugă |
| Founded | 23 April 2015 |
| Dissolved | 11 July 2022 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | B-dul Nicolae Bălcescu nr. 17-19, Sector 1, Bucharest |
| Ideology | Neo-Legionarism[1] Romanian nationalism National conservatism Protectionism Euroscepticism Anti-Hungarian sentiment Anti-Islam[2] Anti-immigration[3] Anti-capitalism[4] Russophilia (alleged)[5][6][7] |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| National affiliation | National Identity Bloc in Europe |
| European affiliation | Alliance for Peace and Freedom |
| Colours | Red, white, blue |
| Slogan | Noi avem de strâns laolaltă pe toți ai noștri. ('We have to gather up together every one of ours.) |
| Website | |
| http://www.partidulromaniaunita.org/ | |
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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] PRU leader Bogdan Diaconu invited former Prime Minister Victor Ponta to join the party and lead it,[11] but he declined.[12] 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
editThe 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
editIn 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.[13]
PRU was nicknamed by some Romanian websites as Sebastian Ghiță's party.[14][15][16]
Electoral history
editLegislative elections
edit| 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
edit| Election | Votes | Percentage | MEPs | Position | EU Party | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51,787 | 0.57% | 0 / 33
|
13th | APF | — |
References
edit- ^ "Toate tipurile de români de dreapta pe care îi vezi pe Facebook". 15 July 2016.
- ^ "SPRIJINIM - "Sprijină România Unită" pe Sprijina.ro".
- ^ "SPRIJINIM - "Sprijină România Unită" pe Sprijina.ro".
- ^ https://revista22.ro/opinii/cristian-campeanu/prin-partidul-romnia-unit-filonul-anti-nato-anti-ue-i-pro-rus-intr-n-jocul-politic-mare
- ^ "Kiss FM - Partidele care-ți arată că naționalismele de doi lei din România nu au apărut odată cu AUR". 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Afacerile și prefacerile lui Bogdan Diaconu".
- ^ "Bogdan Diaconu, de la jurnalism la șef de partid pro-rus". 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Program". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Congresul Partidului România Unită". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Bogdan Diaconu și Partidul România Unită - un proiect rusesc - În Linie Dreaptă". 8 July 2016.
- ^ "PRU îl invită pe Victor Ponta să preia conducerea". 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Victor Ponta: Nu pot să joc la două echipe". 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Ghiţă a părăsit PRU. Încotro se îndreaptă Campionul Mondial la Kickboxing" (in Romanian). evz.ro. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Partidul lui Sebastian Ghiță, la braț cu PRM și "Noua Dreaptă"". 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Cum a devenit Sebastian Ghiţă megastarul PRU". 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Alianța dintre partidul lui Sebastian Ghiță și PRM, respinsă de Biroul Electoral Central". 8 March 2019.