Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania
Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania | |
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| Abbreviation | UDSCR |
| Leader | Iarco Furic |
| Founded | 4 January 1990 |
| Headquarters | Strada Independenței 36, Nădlac |
| Ideology | Slovak minority politics Czech minority politics |
| Colors | Blue |
| Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 329
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| Senate | 0 / 136
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| European Parliament | 0 / 32
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| www.slovacivrumunsku.sk | |
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The Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Democratica a Slovacilor si Cehilor din Romania, UDSCR; Czech: Demokratický svaz Slováků a Čechů v Rumunsku; Slovak: Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Czech and Slovak communities.
History
Established on 4 January 1990 in Nădlac,[1] the UDSCR contested the May 1990 general elections. Despite receiving only 4,584 votes (0.03%),[2] it won a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies under the electoral law that allows for political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the electoral threshold. It has won a seat in every election since.
Electoral history
| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Senate | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 1990 | 4,584 | 0.03 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 1992 | 4,708 | 0.04 | 1 | |||
| 1996 | 6,531 | 0.05 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2000 | 5,686 | 0.05 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2004 | 1 | |||||
| 2008 | 15,373 | 0.22 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2012 | 8,677 | 0.12 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 6,545 | 0.09 | 1 | – | – | – |
References
- ^ Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku Slovakians in Romania Template:Sk icon
- ^ 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
