USR PLUS
2020 USR-PLUS Alliance Alianța 2020 USR-PLUS | |
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President | Dacian Cioloș Dan Barna |
Founded | 2 February 2019 |
Ideology | Anti-corruption Pro-Europeanism Progressivism |
Political position | Centre to centre-right[1][2] |
European affiliation | Renew Europe[3] |
Colours | Blue Orange |
Slogan | Fără hoție ajungem departe (Without stealing we get far) |
European Parliament | 8 / 32
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Website | |
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The 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance (Template:Lang-ro) is an electoral alliance established on 2 February 2019 between the political parties Save Romania Union (USR) and the Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS) to participate together in the 2019 European Parliament election in Romania of May.[4] Subsequently, the two parties decided to sign a protocol for a political alliance for the 2019 Romanian presidential election of November as well.[5][6]
History
Dan Barna (USR) and Dacian Cioloș (PLUS), as leaders of the alliance, declared in 2 February 2019 that the two parties reached an agreement to participate jointly in European elections and that the project was a first step towards a possible success in the next Romanian legislative election.[7][8]
On 7 March 2019, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) rejected the application for registration of the 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance for the European Parliament elections, motivating that Barna and Cioloș were not listed as presidents of the two parties in the Register of Political Parties.[9] Barna was elected president of the USR in October 2017, and Cioloș was elected president of the PLUS in February 2019. Both requested their registration as presidents at the Bucharest Tribunal, but until the Alliance's registration they did not receive a final decision.[10] Deputy Nicușor Dan, former president of the USR, declared that "I found, together with the legal team, the solution that would allow me to legally countersign the protocol of the USR-PLUS Alliance".[11] On March 8, the High Court of Cassation and Justice accepted USR-PLUS' appeal to the decision of the BEC to not to allow the alliance to be registered.[12] The alliance's chosen slogan is Fără hoție ajungem departe, meaning "Without stealing we get far" and referring to the existing corruption in Romania.[13]
2019 European Parliament elections
On 4 April 2019, the 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance presented, during a press conference, its party platform for the European Parliament elections.[14] The alliance's electoral offer covers four main subjects: "Justice and protection of the rights of the Romanians in the European Union", "welfare for society: health, education and anti-poverty measures", "European prosperity at home, in Romania", and "foreign and secure policy".[15] Among the promises of the alliance are the creation of an applicable European Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification, Romania's accession to the Schengen Area and changes in education, agriculture and infrastructure. The alliance also supports the Accession of Moldova to the European Union.[16]
On the occasion of the European Council meeting of May 9 in Sibiu, Romania, Ciolos had a meeting with Emmanuel Macron, President of France, focused on a discussion on the creation of a new political group in the European Parliament after the elections of May 26.[17]
During the political campaign, the alliance organized two major party meetings attended by both leaders of the alliance, one in May 5 in Cluj-Napoca[18] and the other one in May 12 in Timișoara.[19] In the meeting in Bucharest of May 24 also participated Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament, announcing the formation of a new Pro-European reformist center parliamentary group, together with the La République En Marche! of Emmanuel Macron.[20]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
2019 | Dan Barna | 1,384,450 | 15.02 / 100
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Didn't qualify | Elections lost |
European elections
Election | Votes | % | MEPs | Position |
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2019 | 2,028,236 | 22.36 | 8 / 32
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3rd |
See also
References
- ^ "Er gilt als Mitte-links-Politiker, seine Ausrichtung ist sozialliberal". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 8 May 2017.
- ^ "USR: Mișcarea La Republique en Marche schimbă peisajul politic francez". Save Romania Union (in Romanian). 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Former Romanian PM considered for head of Renew group in EP". Romania Insider. 18 June 2019.
- ^ "USR a decis să participe împreună cu PLUS pe o listă comună la europarlamentare". Agerpres (in Romanian). 2 February 2019.
- ^ Kiss, Robert (4 August 2019). "Cum merg negocierile între USR și PLUS. Alianță politică sau alianță electorală". Digi 24 (in Romanian).
- ^ "Comitetul politic al USR a decis: Alianța 2020 USR-PLUS va rămâne electorală și nu se va înscrie la tribunal cum au vrut liderii". Radio Europa Liberă România (in Romanian). 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Cioloș și Barna anunță formarea „Alianței 2020 USR PLUS" pentru alegeri". Hotnews.ro (in Romanian). 2 February 2019.
- ^ Iordache, Mihaela (6 February 2019). "Romania: 2019, tra inflazione ed elezioni". Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (in Italian).
- ^ "BEC motivează de ce a respins cererea Alianţei USR- PLUS pentru europarlamentare: Preşedinţi sunt Nicuşor Dan şi Daneş Raluca". Mediafax (in Romanian). 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Biroul Electoral Central anunță că Alianța 2020 USR PLUS nu poate merge la europarlamentare". EURACTIV (in Romanian). 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Nicușor Dan: Am găsit soluția care să îmi permită să contrasemnez legal protocolul Alianței USR-PLUS". Agerpres (in Romanian). 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Comunicat de presă - USR". Agerpres (in Romanian). 8 March 2019.
- ^ Pirvoiu, Claudia (7 May 2019). "Campania electorală la români: agheasmă, mici și dans". Hotnews.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ "USR și PLUS și-au prezentat obiectivele pentru europarlamentare. Ce promite Alianța 2020". Hotnews.ro (in Romanian). 4 April 2019.
- ^ Sahlean, Adelina (5 April 2019). "USR-PLUS și-a anunțat obiectivele pentru Parlamentul European: modificarea legislației pe justiție". Newsweek (in Romanian).
- ^ "Alianța USR-PLUS și-a prezentat programul electoral: Ce își propune să facă dacă ajunge în Parlamentul European". Ziare.com (in Romanian). 4 April 2019.
- ^ Cristescu, George Andrei (9 May 2019). "Cioloş, întâlnire cu Macron la Sibiu: Ne-am concentrat asupra pregătirii viitorului grup proeuropean din viitorul Parlament". Adevărul (in Romanian).
- ^ Rotaru, Sebastian (5 May 2019). "Alianța 2020 USR PLUS a avut primul miting electoral". EURACTIV (in Romanian).
- ^ "Alianța 2020 USR-PLUS organizează al doilea miting electoral, duminică, la Timișoara". Libertatea (in Romanian). 10 May 2019.
- ^ "#europarlamentare2019/Guy Verhofstadt, la mitingul Alianței 2020 USR PLUS: Vom crea o nouă mișcare în Europa". Agerpres (in Romanian). 24 May 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Romanian)