The Save Bucharest Union (Romanian: Uniunea Salvaţi Bucureștiul) was a local Romanian political party that later became the Bucharest branch of the Save Romania Union (Romanian: Uniunea Salvați România, USR) operating in Bucharest, Romania. The party was founded on 1 July 2015 by Save Bucharest Association (USB) president and civic activist Nicușor Dan (current Mayor of Bucharest after the 2020 Romanian local elections).
Save Bucharest Union Uniunea Salvaţi Bucureștiul | |
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| Founder | Nicușor Dan |
| Founded | 1 July 2015[1] |
| Dissolved | 21 August 2016 |
| Succeeded by | USR |
| Headquarters | Str. Carol Davila Nr. 91 Sector 5 Bucharest |
| Ideology | Populism Anti-corruption Economic liberalism Localism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | USR |
| Colors | Blue |
| General Council of Bucharest | 17 / 55 |
| Local Council of Sector 1 | 9 / 27 |
| Local Council of Sector 2 | 9 / 27 |
| Local Council of Sector 3 | 10 / 32 |
| Local Council of Sector 4 | 9 / 27 |
| Local Council of Sector 5 | 5 / 27 |
| Local Council of Sector 6 | 8 / 27 |
| Website | |
| http://usb.ro/ | |
2016 Romanian local election results
editThe USB competed in the 2016 local elections in Bucharest and nearly all of its sectors (aside from Sector 5), managing to score the following results:[2][3]
Bucharest
edit| Constituency | USB mayoral candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucharest | Nicușor Dan | 175,119 | 30.52% |
| Sector 1 | Clotilde Armand | 21,504 | 28.78% |
| Sector 2 | Antoaneta Bugner | 16.02% | |
| Sector 3 | Roxana Wring | 21,041 | 16.99% |
| Sector 4 | Dumitru Dobrev | 17.91% | |
| Sector 6 | Mihail Daneș | 22,430 | 20.79% |
National
edit| Election | County Councilors (CJ) | Mayors | Local Councilors (CL) | Popular vote | % | Position | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| 2016 | 143,544 | 1.73 | 15 / 1,434
|
96,789 | 1.13 | 0 / 3,186
|
121,099 | 1.44 | 39 / 40,067
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143,544 | 1.73 | 7th |
References
edit- ^ "Nicusor Dan a lansat partidul Uniunea Salvati Bucurestiul: Suntem in continuarea efortului DNA de a curata administratia publica din Bucuresti. Orasul nu are o viziune, venim sa o propunem". July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Pecheanu, Gabriel. "Rezultatele finale la alegerile locale 2016, în Bucureşti şi în ţară". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ "REZULTATE FINALE ALEGERI LOCALE 2016: Gabriela Firea a câştigat Bucureştiul cu 246.553 de voturi. Nicuşor Dan a primit 175.119 voturi". Mediafax.ro. Retrieved 2016-06-17.