The Union of Armenians of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Armenilor din România, UAR; Armenian: Ռումինիայի հայերի միություն, romanized: Ṙuminiayi Hayeri Miutʿyun, RHM) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Armenian community.
Union of Armenians of Romania Uniunea Armenilor din România Ռումինիայի հայերի միություն | |
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President | Varujan Vosganian |
Founded | 11 March 1990 |
Headquarters | Bd. Carol I, Nr. 43, Sector 2, Bucharest |
Ideology | Armenian minority interests |
National affiliation | National Minorities Parliamentary Group |
Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 330 |
Senate | 0 / 136
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European Parliament | 0 / 32
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Website | |
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History
editThe UAR contested the 1990 general elections, and despite receiving only 399 votes (0.003%),[1] 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.
Election results
editElection | Chamber of Deputies | Senate | ||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
1990 | 399 | 0.00 | 1 | – | – | – |
1992 | 7,145 | 0.07 | 1 | |||
1996 | 11,543 | 0.09 | 1 | – | – | – |
2000 | 21,302 | 0.20 | 1 | – | – | – |
2004 | 9,810 | 0.10 | 1 | |||
2008 | 13,829 | 0.20 | 1 | – | – | – |
2012 | 10,761 | 0.15 | 1 | – | – | – |
2016 | 4,868 | 0.07 | 1 | – | – | – |
References
edit- ^ 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine University of Essex