Partido Alianza Romani (Party Roma Alliance, ARO) was created in 2004 by Agustin Vega. The main aim of this political formation was to represent Roma communities in the political arena, and to push for recognition of Roma people in the Spanish Constitution, as well as to adopt a Law on Ethnic Minorities or a Statute of the Roma People (Estatuto del Pueblo Gitano) – a legislation which would explicitly recognize Roma as a historical ethnic minority in Spain and grant them special rights. ARO planned to present their candidates during the municipal and regional elections of 2007, without success.