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USR PLUS | |
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| Leaders | Dan Barna (USR) Dacian Cioloș (PLUS) |
| Founded | 2 February 2019 |
| Dissolved | 16 April 2021 |
| Succeeded by | Save Romania Union |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[3][4] |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe[5] |
| Colours | Blue Orange |
| Slogan | O Românie fără hoție (A Romania without thievery) |
| Constituent parties | USR PLUS |
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USR PLUS was a Romanian progressive, liberal, and centrist political alliance active between 2019 and 2021. Established on 2 February 2019 solely as an electoral alliance between the political parties Save Romania Union (USR) and the Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS) it was initially called 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance (Romanian: Alianța 2020 USR-PLUS). The alliance was formed to participate together in the May 2019 European Parliament election in Romania.[6]
Subsequently, the two parties decided to sign a protocol for a political alliance for the 2019 Romanian presidential election[7][8] and for the 2020 local and legislative elections as well.
The alliance was dissolved when the two parties formally merged after a successful vote during an online congress on 15 August 2020 and the approval of this event by the Court of Appeal of Bucharest on 16 April 2021. Furthermore, the party celebrated in early October 2021 a new congress where Dacian Cioloș was elected to be the sole president of the party.[9] In the same congress, the 24 members of the party's National Political Bureau were elected and the congress voted to conserve Save Romania Union as the statutory name of the party, setting aside provisions in the merger protocol recommending that the name be changed to USR PLUS.[10][11]
- ^ Dragoman, Dragoș (2 July 2020). ""Save Romania" Union and the Persistent Populism in Romania". Problems of Post-Communism. 68 (4): 303–314. doi:10.1080/10758216.2020.1781540. S2CID 225582362 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ^ "The rise of Union Save Romania: from civil society, political entrepreneurship and populism". ecpr.eu.
- ^ Ilie, Luiza. "Romania coalition at risk after junior party pulls support for PM". Reuters. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Rosca, Matei (8 December 2020). "Romanian president sends general into uphill battle". Politico EU. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "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". Digi24 (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.
- ^ "USR și PLUS au fuzionat. Decizia Curții de Apel București, definitivă. Noul partid se pregătește de Congres". Digi24 (in Romanian). 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Echipa Barna câștigă alegerile pentru Biroul Național al USR PLUS". Antena 3. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "USR PLUS revine la denumirea de USR şi la vechea siglă". stirileprotv.ro. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.