Association of Macedonians of Romania

The Association of Macedonians of Romania (Romanian: Asociația Macedonenilor din România, AMR; Macedonian: Друштвото на Македонците од Романија, romanizedDruštvoto na Makedoncite od Romanija, DMR) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Macedonian community.

Association of Macedonians of Romania
Asociația Macedonenilor din România
Друштвото на Македонците од Романија
Founded2000
HeadquartersStr. Thomas Masaryk nr. 29, Bucharest
IdeologyMacedonian minority politics
National affiliationNational Minorities Parliamentary Group
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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European Parliament
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Website
asociatia-macedonenilor.ro

History

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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

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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

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  1. ^ About us Archived 2015-02-11 at the Wayback Machine Association of Macedonians of Romania
  2. ^ 2000 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1585 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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