AUR leader George Simion told the “Marius Tucă Show” that his party would have finished first in Romania’s December 2024 parliamentary elections if not for what he called “POT-type diversions.” He linked the claim to the Chamber of Deputies’ appointment of a new deputy secretary-general proposed by the AUR group.

Simion said AUR is “the second party voted by Romanians” and that this standing entitles it to nominate people for the Chamber’s administrative leadership, including relevant committees. He referred to critical remarks in the plenary about AUR’s ability to make such nominations, including from USR.

On Monday the Chamber plenary, by secret ballot, designated Ioana Bran-Voinea (proposed by PSD) as secretary-general and Oana-Elena Pintilei (proposed by AUR) as deputy secretary-general, according to AGERPRES. Bran-Voinea had previously served as deputy secretary-general.

The AUR leader criticized the period from December 2024 to November 2026, when, in his account, the party lacked representation in these administrative posts. He accused those in power of sidelining a large part of society and of refusing reciprocal dialogue with the opposition.

Simion also argued that in democracies such as the United States or Israel the opposition leader is briefed on national-security procedures. He claimed his request for figures on funding for Ukraine was “totally ignored” — presented here as a political allegation, not an independently verified finding.

In the 2024 Chamber vote, PSD took 21.96%, AUR 18.01% and POT 6.46%, according to figures cited by Gândul. Adding AUR and POT yields 24.47%, above PSD’s score; that remains a counterfactual arithmetic exercise, not an official election outcome.

Simion’s message therefore ties the fight over parliamentary administrative posts to a political reading of the 2024 tallies. In his framing AUR stays the second-largest party by votes, while the “first place without POT” claim is party narrative, not an electoral verdict.

Source consulted: George Simion says AUR would have finished first without “POT-type diversions” — Gândul