section_path: Political positions/Moldovan–Romanian unification
section_name: Moldovan–Romanian unification
paragraph_text: Moldovan–Romanian unification
  
  According to the party's website, AUR's ultimate goal is to achieve the unification of all Romanians "wherever they are located, in Bucharest, Iași, Timișoara, Cernăuți, Timoc, Italy or Spain". It has four self-described pillars: family, nation, Christian faith, and liberty. AUR supports the unification of Moldova and Romania and has been accused of being ultranationalist, far-right, opposed to same-sex marriage, anti-mask, anti-vaccine and Magyarophobic. In March 2025, Simion acknowledged that the reunification between Romania and Moldova was his party's long-time goal, although it would only be achieved under international settlements and if both populations voted for such a move in referendums. Moldova became part of the modern state of Romania in 1918, but was taken by the Soviet Union in 1940. In his 2017 book Blocați în labirint, Simion describes the reunification of Romania and Moldova as a "historical imperative", characterising the division between them as serving external geopolitical interests rather than Romanian national interests". Commenting on the 2018 unification declarations, Simion said he was satisfied with the scale that the unification declarations had reached and with the general enthusiasm of many Moldovan mayors, who "continue to show pride in being part of the Romanian nation".