George Simion, criticized from within AUR and urged to move the party away from the "far-right" sphere

One of the founders of AUR, Marius Lulea (pictured), the man who set out with George Simion in the party’s early days, is harshly attacking George Simion and calling for the party to move “away from the far-right” toward a more moderate discourse, amid increasingly visible tensions within the formation.

The interview suggests that poles of influence have formed within AUR, and that the dispute is no longer only about strategy, but also about the party’s ideological direction. Lulea launches a frontal attack on party leader George Simion and questions the direction in which the formation has been pushed in recent years. In the interview given to HotNews, he states that AUR should leave the far-right sphere and adopt a more moderate political line, capable of broadening its base of supporters.

According to Marius Lulea, a founder of AUR, there are “dominant voices” within the party that influence decisions and public discourse, and this concentration of power allegedly contributed to the radicalization of the message. The criticism comes at a time when AUR is trying to consolidate its position in the political landscape, but is also facing internal pressures related to its identity, leadership, and ideological direction.

The interview paints a picture of an older internal conflict, fueled by differences in vision between the party’s founders and its current leadership. The central message is that AUR should abandon its harsh rhetoric and the labels that place it in a radical political sphere if it wants to become a broader and more credible electoral force.

At the same time, the statements indicate deep dissatisfaction with George Simion’s leadership style, indirectly accused of concentrating too much power and keeping the party in a confrontational formula. Marius Lulea suggests that a change of strategy would be necessary not only for the party’s image, but also for AUR’s political future.