USR

Reference works place it generally in the centre-right. It took 12.4% of the Chamber vote in 2024 and has been led by Dominic Fritz since 2025. It is named in the question of whether it will be part of Romania's next governing coalition.

History

USR grew out of the Save Bucharest Union, a civic movement led by the mathematician Nicușor Dan, and was founded on 21 August 2016. Its leaders have been Nicușor Dan (2016–2017), Dan Barna (2017–2021), Dacian Cioloș (2021–2022), Cătălin Drulă (2022–2024), Elena Lasconi (2024–2025) and, since 2025, Dominic Fritz, who was elected with 67.2% of internal support. In the 2024 legislative election it won 12.40% of the Chamber vote and finished fourth. Wikipedia lists it with 40 Chamber and 19 Senate seats and as part of the coalition with PNL and UDMR from June 2025.

Positions

Wikipedia describes the party as built on anti-corruption reform, transparency in public administration, European integration and modernisation of state institutions. Analysts quoted there describe it as generally centre-right, with its anti-corruption emphasis counting for more than a fixed ideological line.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Stiri pe Surse