The Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Democratică a Slovacilor și Cehilor din România, UDSCR; Czech: Demokratický svaz Slováků a Čechů v Rumunsku, DSSCR; Slovak: Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku, DZSCR) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Czech and Slovak communities.
Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania Uniunea Democratică a Slovacilor și Cehilor din România Demokratický svaz Slováků a Čechů v Rumunsku Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku | |
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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 Christian democracy |
Political position | Centre-right |
National affiliation | National Minorities Parliamentary Group |
European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement[1] |
Colors | Blue |
Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 330 |
Senate | 0 / 136
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European Parliament | 0 / 33
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Website | |
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History
editEstablished on 4 January 1990 in Nădlac,[2] the UDSCR contested the May 1990 general elections. Despite receiving only 4,584 votes (0.03%),[3] 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
editElection | 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 | 5,950 | 0.06 | 1 | – | – | – |
2008 | 15,373 | 0.22 | 1 | – | – | – |
2012 | 8,677 | 0.12 | 1 | – | – | – |
2016 | 6,545 | 0.09 | 1 | – | – | – |
2020 | 5,386 | 0.09 | 1 | – | – | – |
References
edit- ^ ECPM – Our members.
- ^ Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku Archived 2018-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Slovakians in Romania (in Slovak)
- ^ 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine University of Essex