▁when ▁Man iu ▁began ▁holding ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁general ▁over ▁several ▁issues ▁( not ably , ▁he ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁and ▁trans ports ▁of ▁Jews ▁to ▁Trans n ist ria ). ▁He ▁remained ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁Anton es cu , ▁a ▁view ▁which ▁he ▁bal anced ▁with ▁his ▁advers ity ▁towards ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁plot ters ▁of ▁the ▁pro - Al lied ▁royal ▁coup ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁while ▁express ing ▁his ▁res ent ment ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁( PC R ) ▁invol vement . ▁ ▁Ant ic ommun ism ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁Man iu ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Al lies ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁advers aries ▁of ▁growing ▁Soviet ▁influence ▁in ▁Roman ia . ▁ ▁His ▁party ▁became ▁the ▁pred ile ct ▁target ▁of ▁PC R ▁host ility . ▁P N Ț ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁Commun ists ▁engaged ▁in ▁several ▁street ▁f ights ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁P N Ț ▁finished ▁a ▁distant ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁general ▁election ▁with ▁ 3 3 ▁seats , ▁well ▁behind ▁the ▁Commun ist - domin ated ▁B loc ▁of ▁Democratic ▁Part ies . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Commun ism , ▁some ▁authors ▁went ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁P N Ț ▁had ▁actually ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁but ▁was ▁denied ▁victory ▁because ▁of ▁w