a. ^3 deputies from NR currently sit within AUR's parliamentary group
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (Romanian: Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor, AUR, meaning "gold" in Romanian)[27] is a right-wing populist[9][10] and nationalist[28][5][29] political party active in Romania and Moldova. It was founded on 19 September 2019 ahead of the 2020 Romanian local and legislative elections. The party president is George Simion. The party ran in the local elections, not obtaining many votes and only winning in three towns. However, in the legislative elections, the AUR won 9% of the votes in all of Romania and its diaspora, thus becoming the fourth-largest party in the country at the central level, which surprised observers.
^Jacek Lepiarz; Bernd Riegert; Robert Schwartz; Keno Verseck (20 September 2023). "Ukrainian grain: Why are eastern EU members banning imports?". Deutsche Welle. However, the extreme right-wing nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party is gaining ground. AUR has a pro-Russian stance, and one of its policies is the unification of all Romanians in one state, including those in the northern Bukovina region, which is part of Ukraine.
^Gilles Ivaldi; Emilia Zankina (8 March 2023). The Impacts of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Right-Wing Populism in Europe. European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS). p. 259. doi:10.55271/rp0010. ISBN9789464755480. In parallel, the media chronicled a vast constellation of AUR members with a record of avowedly pro-Russian positions in the public sphere.
^Multer, Alison (18 May 2021). "Anti-Semitic Incidents Put Focus On Romania's Dark Role During Holocaust". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 13 October 2021. The AUR routinely rejects accusations that it is anti-Semitic. But Muraru called it "a neo-fascist party that is neo-Legionary and anti-Semitic," and said it should be isolated.
^Clej, Petru (21 December 2020). "AUR și Mișcarea Legionară. Cât de valabilă este comparația între cele două partide". G4 Media (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 October 2021. Traian Sandu este de părere că antisemitismul Mișcării Legionare este înlocuit la AUR de anti-maghiarism, remarcile anti-semite apărând doar la nivelul declarațiilor, ca de pildă atacurile împotriva lui George Soros sau unele declarații publice ale lui Sorin Lavric.