National Union for the Progress of Romania

National Union for the Progress of Romania
Uniunea Națională pentru Progresul României
PresidentGabriel Oprea
FoundedMarch 2010
Merger ofPPPS (2011)
PIN (2011)
PP-DD (2015)
Split fromPSD (2010)[1]
PNL (2010)
PMP (2018)
HeadquartersBucharest
Youth wingUNPR's Youth
Membership (2013)350,000[2]
IdeologySocial democracy[3]
Social liberalism[4]
Progressivism[5]
Militarism[6]
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-left[7]
Regional affiliationCoalition for Baia Mare (2016)
ColoursRed
Senate
0 / 136
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 330
[8]
European Parliament
0 / 33
County Council Presidents
0 / 41
County Councillors
0 / 1,340
Mayors
0 / 3,176
Website
noulunpr.ro

The National Union for the Progress of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Națională pentru Progresul României, UNPR) is a political party in Romania. The party was formed in March 2010 by independents who had broken away from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL) to support President Traian Băsescu. Tension began soon after the party's formation between former PSD and PNL members over the distribution of leadership positions and the political direction of the new party, with former PSD members dominating. The first party congress to elect its leaders was on 1 May 2010.[1]


On 12 July 2016, former President Traian Băsescu announced that UNPR would merge with his People's Movement Party (PMP) on 20 July 2016,[9] but the process failed and Gabriel Oprea reorganised the party in June 2018.[10] At the PMP congress in March 2021, PMP members formally denounced and dissolved their former union with UNPR.

  1. ^ a b "New Romanian party elects leaders", SETimes, 2 May 2010, retrieved 6 November 2012
  2. ^ "Cati membri au partidele din Romania. Ce partid a pierdut din adepti". 10 September 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2015). "Romania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Parties and Elections in Europe". www.parties-and-elections.eu. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  5. ^ "UNPR: Guvernare progresista". 22 February 2012.
  6. ^ "UNPR si UMPMV propun introducerea serviciului militar obligatoriu". 9 February 2024.
  7. ^ Dąborowski, Tomasz (23 May 2012), "A majority electoral system is introduced in Romania", CeWeekly, OSW Centre for Eastern Studies, archived from the original on 4 August 2012, retrieved 6 November 2012
  8. ^ Structuri parlamentare Legislatura 2016-prezent
  9. ^ "UNPR fuzionează prin absorbţie cu PMP/ Băsescu: Gabriel Oprea rămâne doar cu onoarea, partidul nu mai e după fuziune. Partidul se va numi Partidul Mişcarea Populară" (in Romanian). Mediafax. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. ^ Gabriel Oprea revine pe scena politică, UNPR se reorganizează