Save Bucharest Union
Political party in Romania
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The Save Bucharest Union (Romanian: Uniunea Salvaţi Bucureștiul, USB) 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 (President of Romania and former Mayor of Bucharest serving from 2020 to 2025).
Save Bucharest Union Uniunea Salvaţi Bucureștiul | |
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| Abbreviation | USB |
| 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
The 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
| 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
| 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 |
143,544 | 1.73 | 7th |