Association of Macedonians of Romania
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The Association of Macedonians of Romania (Romanian: Asociaţia Macedonenilor din România, AMR; Macedonian: Друштвото на Македонците од Романија, Društvoto na Makedoncite od Romanija) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Macedonian community.
History
The party was created in 2000.[1] In the general elections that year the party received only 8,809 votes (0.08%), winning a seat in the Chamber of Deputies under the electoral law allowing political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the electoral threshold as long as they received 10% of the vote required for a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[2][3] The party has won a seat in every election since.
Electoral history
| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Senate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Elected MPs | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 2000 | 8,809 | 0.08 | 1 | Vasile Ioan Savu | – | – | – |
| 2004 | 9,750 | 0.10 | 1 | Liana Dumitrescu | |||
| 2008 | 11,814 | 0.17 | 1 | Liana Dumitrescu | – | – | – |
| 2012 | 12,212 | 0.16 | 1 | Ionel Stancu | – | – | – |
References
- ↑ About us Association of Macedonians of Romania
- ↑ 2000 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
