Asturian_Renewal_Union

Asturian Renewal Union

Asturian Renewal Union

Political party in Spain


Asturian Renewal Union (Asturian: Unión Renovadora Asturiana, URAS) is a regionalist political party from Asturias, Spain, founded in December 1998 by Sergio Marqués,[1] after leaving the People's Party (PP) when he was President of the Principality of Asturias.[2][3]

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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.[4]

For the 2007 election, URAS took part in a coalition with Partíu Asturianista called Asturianist Union.[5] Sergio Marqués left the presidency of the party after the election, being replaced by Javier López Alonso.[6]

Election results

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


References

  1. Cuartas, Javier (15 December 1998). "El partido de Marqués se inscribe hoy en el registro". El País (in Spanish). Oviedo. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. Cuartas, Javier (21 February 1999). "Sergio Marqués se incorpora a a Unión Renovadora Asturiana". El País (in Spanish). Oviedo. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. "Sergio Marqués abandona el PP tras un año de conflicto con el partido". Última Hora (in Spanish). Gijón. EFE. 21 February 1999. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. "La URAS y PAS presentan su proyecto político". El Comercio (in European Spanish). 2006-04-22. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  5. "Javier López toma el testigo de Marqués en URAS". La Nueva España (in Spanish). 24 November 2007. Retrieved 2020-05-15.



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