Union of Croatians of Romania

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The Union of Croatians of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Croaţilor din România, UCR; Croatian: Zajedništvo Hrvata u Rumunjskoj, ZHR) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Croatian community.

History

The UCR contested the 1992 general elections, but received just 219 votes and failed to win a seat;[1] the electoral law allowing political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the electoral threshold only applied as long as they received 10% of the vote required for a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[2] It again failed to win a seat in the 1996 elections as it received just 486 votes, but the 2000 elections saw the party receive 11,084 votes, winning a seat for the first time. It has won a seat in every election since.

Electoral history

Election Chamber of Deputies Senate
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
19922190.000
19964860.000
200011,0840.101
200410,3310.101
20089,0470.131
20126,2810.081

References

  1. 1992 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies University of Essex
  2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1585 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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