Asturian Renewal Union ( ast, Unión Renovadora Asturiana, URAS) is a regionalist
political party
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from
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensiv ...
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Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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, founded in December 1998 by
Sergio Marqués, after leaving the
People's Party (PP) when he was
President of the Principality of Asturias
The President of the Principality of Asturias ( es, Presidente del Principado de Asturias); ast, Presidente del Principáu d'Asturies) is the head of government of the Spanish autonomous community of Asturias. The president is chosen by the Gene ...
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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.
For the
2007 election, URAS took part in a coalition with
Partíu Asturianista called Asturianist Union. Sergio Marqués left the presidency of the party after the election, being replaced by Javier López Alonso.
Election results
1 Joint list with Asturianist Party.
2 Only took part in the Western district.
References
External links
Official website
Political parties in Asturias
Political parties established in 1998
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