The Romanian National Unity Party ( ro, Partidul Unităţii Naţionale a Românilor, PUNR) was a

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in Romania between 1990 and 2006.

History

The PUNR was the first

party in post-communist Romania, created in 1990, with

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emerging as its leader. In the 1990 general elections the party ran as part of the

Alliance for Romanian Unity The Alliance for Romanian Unity ( ro, Alianța pentru Unitatea Românilor, AUR) was a political alliance in Romania. History The AUR was formed as an alliance of the Republican Party (PR) and the Romanian National Unity Party (PUNR). It recei ...

(AUR) alongside the Republican Party (PR).1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies
University of Essex The alliance received 2.1% of the Chamber of Deputies vote in the 1990 general elections, winning nine seats. It also received 2.2% of the Senate vote, winning two seats. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp1599–1600 Funar went on to become mayor of Cluj-Napoca. In that office, he would promote Romanian national symbols, especially the blue, yellow and red flag, throughout the city. He was the party's candidate for president in the 1992 general elections, finishing third with 11% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections the PUNR emerged as the fourth-largest party in

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, winning 14 seats in the Senate and 30 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Funar was the party's presidential candidate again in the 1996 elections, but finished sixth in a field of 16 candidates, receiving only 3.2% of the vote. The PUNR also lost seats in Parliament, being reduced to seven Senate seats and 18 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The party did not nominate a presidential candidate in the

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, which saw its vote share fall to just 1.4%, resulting in it failing to cross the electoral threshold, losing its parliamentary representation. Its last leader was former General Mircea Chelaru. On 12 February 2006, the PUNR was absorbed into the Conservative Party (PC).

Electoral history

Legislative elections

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Presidential elections

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History

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Presidential elections

See also

References