Federation of the Jewish Communities in Romania
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The Federation of the Jewish Communities in Romania (Romanian: Federatia Comunitatilor Evreiesti din Romania, FCER) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Jewish community.
History
The FCER contested the 1996 general elections, receiving 12,746 votes (0.1%) and winning a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies under 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.[1][2] The party has won a seat in every election since.
Electoral history
| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Senate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 1996 | 12,746 | 0.10 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2000 | 12,629 | 0.11 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2004 | 8,449 | 0.08 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | 22,393 | 0.33 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2012 | 10,019 | 0.14 | 1 | – | – | – |
See also
- Jewish Party, a political party representing the Jewish community in Romania between 1931 and 1948.
- Jewish Democratic Committee, a Communist-aligned political party representing the Jewish community in Romania between 1945 and 1953.
References
- ^ 1992 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies University of Essex
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1585 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
