Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania

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The Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Culturală a Rutenilor din România, UCRR) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Rusyn community.

History

The AIR was established in 2000.[1] It contested the 2000 general elections, and despite receiving just 6,942 votes (0.06%), it won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies under the electoral law allowing political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the electoral threshold as long as they received 10% of the vote required for a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[2][3]

The party has won a seat in every election since.

Electoral history

Election Chamber of Deputies Senate
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
20006,9420.061
20042,8710.031
20084,5140.071
20085,2650.071

References

  1. About Us Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania
  2. 1996 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies University of Essex
  3. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1585 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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