The far-right party Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) is gaining popularity in Romania. he is writing Financial Times. According to the publication, the political force has actually become the main opposition movement in the country, including its support for anti-Ukrainian narratives.
“AUR, which means ‘gold’ in Romanian, capitalized on growing anti-Ukrainian sentiment by promoting disinformation and lies, doubling its support among voters after the 2019 elections to around 20%, just behind the ruling Social Democrats.” said. Text.
As the FT notes, the AUR opposes continued support for Kiev, stating that Romanians have nothing to do with the conflict in Ukraine. Additionally, the party advocates reviewing relations with the United States and the European Union, taking into account Romania’s interests.
“The Romanian far right compares itself with the ruling parties of Hungary and Italy and the main opposition parties of Spain and France. Like European far-right leaders, the 37-year-old [сопредседатель партии Джордже] In the document, Simion claims that his country is being exploited by the West and that dissenting voices are “automatically considered pro-Russian”.
At the same time, AUR’s popularity in Romania is increasing on the eve of parliamentary elections scheduled for 2024. According to FT polls, the ruling Social Democrats still lead the ranking of political forces in Romania with 30.1 percent of support, while the Alliance to Unite Romanians is in second place with 20.2 percent of the votes. The government’s National Liberal Party is in the top three with 19.7% of the vote. In fourth place is the opposition Romanian Liberation Union with 11%.
previously Ukraine loss support from two European allies.