Romanian National Unity Party

{{Infobox political party

| country = Romania

| logo = Romanian National Unity Party Logo.gif

| colorcode = {{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}

| founded = 1990

| dissolved = 2006

| ideology = 1990-2002:
Romanian ultranationalism{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4211337 | jstor=4211337 | last1=Deletant | first1=Dennis | title=Reviewed work: A Providential Anti-Semitism. Nationalism and Polity in Nineteenth-Century Romania, William O. Oldson; the Case of Romanian Intellectuals in the 1930s, Leon Volovici | journal=The Slavonic and East European Review | date=1993 | volume=71 | issue=3 | pages=546–548 }}
Christian right
Neoliberalismhttps://www.agerpres.ro/documentare/2020/03/15/romania-post-revolutie-1990-infiintarea-partidului-unitatii-nationale-romane-punr--466648
National conservatism
Social conservatism
Anti-Hungarian sentiment
2002-2006:
Moderate nationalism
Social liberalism{{cite web | url=http://adevarul.ro/news/politica/generalul-chelaru-noul-lider-punr-1_50abaa597c42d5a6637dff5f/index.html | title=Generalul Chelaru este noul lider al PUNR | date=13 May 2002 }}
Christian democracy{{cite web | url=http://www.monitorulexpres.ro/?mod=monitorulexpres&p=eveniment&s_id=11751 | title=Monitorul Expres - Stiri Brasov }}
Pro-Europeanism{{cite web | url=http://www.monitorulexpres.ro/?mod=monitorulexpres&p=eveniment&s_id=11751 | title=Monitorul Expres - Stiri Brasov }}

| position = 1990-2002:
Right-wing to far-right
2002-2006:
Center-right to right-wing

| merged = Conservative Party

| name = Romanian National Unity Party

| native_name = Partidul Unității Națiunii Române

| national = Red Pentagon (1992-1996)

}}

The Romanian National Unity Party ({{langx|ro|Partidul Unităţii Naţionale a Românilor}}, PUNR) was a nationalist political party in Romania between 1990 and 2006.{{cite book|author=Janusz Bugajski|title=Ethnic Politics in Eastern Europe: A Guide to Nationality Policies, Organizations, and Parties|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_AcqFSfvzAC&pg=PA466|year=1995|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|isbn=978-0-7656-1911-2|pages=466–}}

History

The PUNR was the first nationalist party in post-communist Romania, created in 1990, with Gheorghe Funar emerging as its leader. In the 1990 general elections the party ran as part of the Alliance for Romanian Unity (AUR) alongside the Republican Party (PR).[http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=ROMANIA&election=ro90cd 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030107103746/http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=ROMANIA&election=ro90cd |date=2003-01-07 }} 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 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}

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 Parliament, 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 2000 elections, 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. Under his leadership, the party became more moderate.{{cite web | url=http://www.monitorulexpres.ro/?mod=monitorulexpres&p=eveniment&s_id=11751 | title=Monitorul Expres - Stiri Brasov }} On 12 February 2006, the PUNR was absorbed into the Conservative Party (PC).

Electoral history

=Legislative elections=

class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! rowspan="2" \|Election ! colspan="3" \|Chamber ! colspan="3" \|Senate ! rowspan="2" \|Position ! rowspan="2" \|Aftermath
Votes !% !Seats !Votes !% !Seats
rowspan=2\|1990 \|rowspan=2\|290,875 \|rowspan=2\|2.12 \|rowspan=2\|{{Composition bar\|9\|395\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|rowspan=2\|300,473 \|rowspan=2\|2.15 \|rowspan=2\|{{Composition bar\|2\|119\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|rowspan=2\|{{color box\|Grey\|6th}} (within AUR){{efn\|AUR members: PUNR (all the mandates) and the Republican Party (no mandates).}} \|{{partial\|Support to FSN government (1990–1991)}}
{{partial\|Support to FSN-PNL-MER-PDAR government (1991–1992)}}
1992 \|836,547 \|7.72 \|{{Composition bar\|30\|341\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|887,597 \|8.12 \|{{Composition bar\|14\|143\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|{{color box\|Grey\|4th}} \|{{yes2\|PDSR-PUNR-PRM-PSM}} (1992–1996)
1996 \|533,384 \|4.36 \|{{Composition bar\|18\|343\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|518,962 \|4.22 \|{{Composition bar\|7\|143\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|{{color box\|Grey\|6th}} \|{{no2\|Opposition to CDR-USD-UDMR (1996–2000)}}
2000 \|149,525 \|1.38 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|345\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|154,761 \|1.42 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|140\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|{{color box\|Grey\|9th}} \|{{partial\|Extra-parliamentary support to PDSR minority government (2000–2004)}}
2004 \|53,222 \|0.52 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|332\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|56,414 \|0.55 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|137\|{{party color\|Romanian National Unity Party}}}} \|{{color box\|Grey\|10th}} \|{{partial\|Extra-parliamentary support to DA-PUR-UDMR (2004–2007)}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! rowspan="2" |Election

! colspan="3" |Chamber

! colspan="3" |Senate

! rowspan="2" |Position

! rowspan="2" |Aftermath

Votes

!Seats

!Votes

!Seats

rowspan=2|1990

|rowspan=2|290,875

|rowspan=2|2.12

|rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|9|395|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|rowspan=2|300,473

|rowspan=2|2.15

|rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|2|119|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|rowspan=2|{{color box|Grey|6th}}
(within AUR){{efn|AUR members: PUNR (all the mandates) and the Republican Party (no mandates).}}

|{{partial|Support to FSN government (1990–1991)}}

1992

|836,547

|7.72

|{{Composition bar|30|341|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|887,597

|8.12

|{{Composition bar|14|143|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|{{color box|Grey|4th}}

|{{yes2|PDSR-PUNR-PRM-PSM}} (1992–1996)

1996

|533,384

|4.36

|{{Composition bar|18|343|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|518,962

|4.22

|{{Composition bar|7|143|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|{{color box|Grey|6th}}

|{{no2|Opposition to CDR-USD-UDMR (1996–2000)}}

2000

|149,525

|1.38

|{{Composition bar|0|345|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|154,761

|1.42

|{{Composition bar|0|140|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|{{color box|Grey|9th}}

|{{partial|Extra-parliamentary support to PDSR minority government (2000–2004)}}

2004

|53,222

|0.52

|{{Composition bar|0|332|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|56,414

|0.55

|{{Composition bar|0|137|{{party color|Romanian National Unity Party}}}}

|{{color box|Grey|10th}}

|{{partial|Extra-parliamentary support to DA-PUR-UDMR (2004–2007)}}

Notes:

= Presidential elections =

Votes !% !Position !Votes !Percentage !Position
class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! rowspan=2\|Election ! rowspan=2\|Candidate ! colspan=3\|First round ! colspan=3\|Second round
1990 \| colspan=7\|did not compete
align=center !1992 \| {{no2\|Gheorghe Funar}}	1,294,388	10.8	{{color box\|#CD7F32\|3rd}}	bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=3\|
align=center !1996 \| {{no2\|Gheorghe Funar}}	407,828	3.2	{{color box\|Grey\|6th}}	bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=3\|
align=center !2000 \| colspan=7\|did not compete
align=center !2004 \| colspan=7\|did not compete

References

Category:Defunct political parties in Romania

Category:Political parties established in 1990

Category:1990 establishments in Romania

Category:Political parties disestablished in 2006

Category:2006 disestablishments in Romania

Category:Conservative parties in Romania

Category:Nationalist parties in Romania

Category:Neoliberal parties

Category:Romanian nationalist parties

Category:Right-wing parties in Romania

Category:Anti-Hungarian sentiment in Romania

Votes !% !Position !Votes !Percentage !Position
class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! rowspan=2\|Election ! rowspan=2\|Candidate ! colspan=3\|First round ! colspan=3\|Second round
1990 \| colspan=7\|did not compete
align=center !1992 \| {{no2\|Gheorghe Funar}}	1,294,388	10.8	{{color box\|#CD7F32\|3rd}}	bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=3\|
align=center !1996 \| {{no2\|Gheorghe Funar}}	407,828	3.2	{{color box\|Grey\|6th}}	bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=3\|
align=center !2000 \| colspan=7\|did not compete
align=center !2004 \| colspan=7\|did not compete