Claudiu Târziu

Claudiu Richard Târziu (born 20 February 1973 in Bacău) is a Romanian politician and journalist. Together with George Simion, he is the co-president of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR), a political party in Romania that gained popularity after its unexpected high score in the 2020 Romanian legislative election.

Claudiu Târziu
Claudiu Târziu in a conference in 2015
Member of the Senate of Romania
Assumed office
21 December 2020
ConstituencyBucharest
Co-president of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians
Assumed office
1 December 2019
Serving with George Simion
Personal details
Born (1973-02-20) 20 February 1973
Bacău, Bacău County, Romania
Political partyAlliance for the Unity of Romanians (2019–present)
Spouse(s)Adela Ioana Grăjdeanu Târziu
OccupationJournalist, politician
ReligionRomanian Orthodox

Biography

Claudiu Târziu was born on 20 February 1973 in Bacău, Romania. He graduated from the Lyceum "Anghel Saligny" of Bacău in 1991 and studied from 1991 to 1994 at the Central University Library of Iași. From 2002 to 2007, Târziu studied at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration of Bucharest.[1]

According to his curriculum vitae (CV), he is since April 2012 the marketing director of SC Cosânzeana Edit Pres SRL and since November 2013 the director of the publishing house Rost.[1] The latter was presented as "a magazine for the national and Christian resurrection", and figures of the Iron Guard, a former fascist party of Romania, were promoted on its pages.[2] His CV also says that he has been an investigative journalist, a "special reporter", an editor-in-chief and a publishing house director. Târziu was also member of the association Coaliția pentru Familie.[1]

On 1 December 2019, during the Great Union Day of Romania, the Romanian political party Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) was founded in Alba Iulia, a city that symbolizes Romanian unification. George Simion, one of its co-founders, said the AUR intended to run in the 2020 Romanian local and legislative elections of the country.[3] Târziu is currently the co-president of the AUR, a party which supports the unification of Romania and Moldova and has been defined as ultranationalist, far-right, opposed to same-sex marriage, anti-mask and anti-vaccine, among others.[4]

Târziu was the candidate of the AUR in the 2020 local elections of Romania in the city of Bucharest. He got 0.67% of the votes, getting the 7th place and being behind the political coalition Pro Bucharest 2020 and in front of the Greater Romania Party.[5] A few months later, in the 2020 legislative election of the country, the AUR boosted its popularity after obtaining 9% of the votes, becoming Romania's fourth-largest party despite having been created just over a year ago at the time.[4]

Claudiu Târziu has a wife, Adela Ioana Grăjdeanu Târziu, who was AUR's main candidate for the Senate in the Bacău County during the 2020 legislative election.[2] He also has two children and currently lives in Bucharest.[6]

Ideology

Târziu is an Orthodox Christian and has expressed harsh views on homosexuality.[7] He is also against abortion and has described the Legionnaires (members or followers of the Iron Guard and its policies) as "the first to be aware of the communist danger" and that "they had the power of sacrifice, due to their faith in Christ".[1] He has expressed admiration for Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, founder of the Iron Guard.[2]

Electoral history

Mayor of Bucharest

The results were the following:[5]

Election Affiliation First round
Votes Percentage Position
2020 AUR4,445
0.67%
 7th 

References
  1. Oana, Andrada (8 December 2020). "Cine e Claudiu Târziu – în CV și în afara lui. "AUR-ul de la parlamentare"". DCNews (in Romanian).
  2. Burlă, Virgil (7 December 2020). "Cine e AUR și ce vrea George Simion. Numele controversate de pe listele Alianței pentru Unirea Românilor". Radio Europa Liberă România (in Romanian).
  3. Scutaru, Cristina (1 December 2019). "George Simion a lansat Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor. Este AUR". DCNews (in Romanian).
  4. McGrath, Stephen (8 December 2020). "How a far-right party came from nowhere to shock in Romania's election". Euronews.
  5. "Alegeri locale 2020". Antena 3 (in Romanian). 27 September 2020.
  6. "Claudiu Târziu își provocă contracandidații la dezbateri: "Hai! Cine are curaj?"". Agerpres (in Romanian). 1 September 2020.
  7. Târziu, Claudiu (11 February 2013). "Tăcerea "mieilor", bucuria gay-ilor" (in Romanian). Rost.
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