The Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Culturală a Rutenilor din România, UCRR; rue, Културне Товариство Русинів Романії, translit=Kultulrne Tovarystvo Rusyniv Romaniji, KTRR) is an ethnic minority political party in

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representing the Rusyn community.

History

The AIR was established in 2000. It contested the 2000 general elections, and despite receiving just 6,942 votes (0.06%), it won a seat in the

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under the electoral law allowing political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the

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as long as they received 10% of the vote required for a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies.1996 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies
University of Essex

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1585 The party has won a seat in every election since.

Electoral history

References

External links

Official website
{{Romanian political parties Non-registered political parties in Romania 2000 establishments in Romania Political parties established in 2000 Political parties of minorities in Romania Rusyn diaspora