Claudiu Richard Târziu (born 20 February 1973 in
Bacău,
Bacău County
Bacău County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania.
Geography
This county has a total area of .
In the western part of the county ther ...
,
Romania
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) is a Romanian
right-wing
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to
far-right
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politician and journalist. Together with
George Simion, he was the co-president of the
Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), a political party in Romania that gained popularity after its unexpected high score in the
2020 Romanian legislative election, until 27 March 2022, when Simion was elected as the party's sole president. Today, Târziu is still a member of the party, being the president of its CNC.
Biography
Claudiu Târziu was born on 20 February 1973 in
Bacău,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...
. He graduated from the Anghel Saligny Lyceum of Bacău in 1991 and studied from 1991 to 1994 at the
Central University Library of
Iași. From 2002 to 2007, Târziu studied at the
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration of
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north ...
.
According to his
(CV), he is since April 2012 the
marketing director of SC Cosânzeana Edit Pres SRL and since November 2013 the director of the publishing house
Rost.
The latter was presented as "a magazine for the national and Christian resurrection", and figures of the
Iron Guard
The Iron Guard ( ro, Garda de Fier) was a Romanian militant revolutionary fascist movement and political party founded in 1927 by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu as the Legion of the Archangel Michael () or the Legionnaire Movement (). It was strong ...
, a former
fascist
Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy and the ...
party of
Romania
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, were promoted on its pages.
His CV also says that he has been an
investigative journalist
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years rese ...
, a "special reporter", an editor-in-chief and a publishing house director. Târziu was also member of the association
Coaliția pentru Familie.
On 19 September 2019, the Romanian political party
Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) was formally created. Later, on 1 December, during the
Great Union Day
, nickname = ro, Ziua Marii Uniri
, observedby = Romania, Moldova (unofficially)
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, ends =
, duration = 1 day
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of
Romania
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,
George Simion, one of its co-founders, said the AUR intended to run in the
2020 Romanian local and
legislative
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Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
elections of the country. At the time, Târziu was the other co-president of the AUR, a party which supports the
unification of Romania and Moldova and has been defined as
ultranationalist, far-right, opposed to
same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting ...
, anti-mask and anti-vaccine, among others.
On 27 March 2022, on the first congress of the AUR, Simion was elected as the party's only president after having previously shared leadership with Târziu. For his part, following the congress, Târziu became the leader of the AUR's CNC.
Târziu was the candidate of the AUR in the 2020 local elections of Romania in the city of Bucharest. He got 0.67% of the votes, getting the 7th place and being behind the
political coalition Pro Bucharest 2020
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and in front of the
Greater Romania Party.
A few months later, in the 2020 legislative election of the country, the AUR boosted its popularity after obtaining 9% of the votes, becoming Romania's fourth-largest party despite having been created just over a year ago at the time.
Claudiu Târziu has a wife, Adela Ioana Grăjdeanu Târziu, who was AUR's main candidate for the
Senate
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in the
Bacău County
Bacău County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania.
Geography
This county has a total area of .
In the western part of the county ther ...
during the 2020 legislative election.
He also has two children and currently lives in Bucharest.
Ideology
Târziu is an
Orthodox Christian
Orthodoxy (from Greek: ) is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion.
Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical councils in Antiquity, but different Churche ...
and has expressed harsh views on homosexuality. He is also against abortion and has described the Legionnaires (members or followers of the Iron Guard and its policies) as "the first to be aware of the
communist
Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a ...
danger" and that "they had the power of sacrifice, due to their faith in Christ".
He has expressed admiration for
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (; born Corneliu Codreanu, according to his birth certificate; 13 September 1899 – 30 November 1938) was a Romanian politician of the far right, the founder and charismatic leader of the Iron Guard or ''The Legion o ...
, founder of the Iron Guard.
Târziu also identifies himself as a
monarchist.
Electoral history
Mayor of Bucharest
The results were the following:
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarziu, Claudiu
1973 births
Living people
People from Bacău
Alliance for the Union of Romanians politicians
Leaders of political parties in Romania
Members of the Senate of Romania
Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Romanian journalists
Romanian monarchists