Asturian Renewal Union

Asturian Renewal Union
Unión Renovadora Asturiana
Leader Javier López Alonso
Founded 2 December 1998
Headquarters Oviedo, Spain
Ideology Asturian Regionalism
Conservatism
Christian Democracy
Local Government
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Website
uras.es

Asturian Renewal Union (URAS) is a regionalist political party from Asturias, Spain, founded in 1998 by Sergio Marqués Fernández, after leaving the People's Party (PP) when he was acting as President of the Principality of Asturias.

History

After being founded in 1998 by people who left PP and Asturianists, URAS contested the Asturian parliamentary election, 1999 achieving only three seats in the General Junta.[1]

For the 2007 election, URAS took part in a coallition with Partíu Asturianista called Asturianist Union. Sergio Marqués left the presidency of the party after the election, being replaced by Javier López Alonso.

Election results

General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Election Seats won ± Size # of votes % Government Leader
1999
3 / 45
Increase3 4th 44,261 7.1% Opposition Sergio Marqués
2003
0 / 45
Decrease3 4th 17,552 2.8% No Seats Sergio Marqués
2007
0 / 45
±0 4th 13,3141 2.2% No Seats Sergio Marqués
2011
0 / 45
±0 10th 2,9531 0.5% No Seats Javier López Alonso
2012
0 / 45
±0 13th 454 0.1% No Seats Javier López Alonso
2015
0 / 45
±0 17th 2452 0.04% No Seats José Manuel Suárez Mata

1 Joint list with Asturianist Party.
2 Only took part in the Western district.

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