Social Christian People's Union

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Social Christian People's Union
Uniunea Populară Social Creștină
President Stelian Sima
Secretary-General Gheorghe Iancu
Founder Ioan Talpeș
Founded October 22, 2006 (2006-10-22)
Headquarters Str. Verii nr. 8
Sector 2
Bucharest
Ideology Christian democracy [1]
Political position Centre-right
Website
http://uniuneapopulara.blogspot.ro/

The Social Christian People's Union (Romanian : Uniunea Populară Social Creștină) is a center-right political party in Romania.

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