The Democratic Union of Turkish-Muslim Tatars of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Democratica a Tatarilor Turco-Musulmani din Romania, UDTTMR; crh, script=Latn, Romanya Müslüman Tatar Türklerĭ Demokrat Bĭrlĭgĭ, RMTTDB) is an ethnic minority political party in

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representing the Tatar community.

History

The party was formed on 29 December 1989 as the Turkish Muslim Democratic Union of Romania (''Uniunea Democrată Turcă Musulmană din România'', UDTMR). On 12 April 1990 the new party split, with a breakaway faction forming the Ethnic Turkish Minority Union of Romania (UMETR), which later became the Democratic Turkish Union of Romania. The May 1990 general elections saw the party receive only 0.06% of the vote, but it won a single seat in the

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under the electoral law that allows for political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the

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. As a result of the split in April, the party adopted its present name on 23 July 1990.About us
Democratic Union of Turkish-Muslim Tatars of Romania The party has contested every election between 1990 and 2012, winning a single seat on each occasion.

Electoral history

Notable people

* Negiat Sali

References

External links

Official website
{{Romanian political parties Non-registered political parties in Romania Political parties of minorities in Romania Political parties established in 1989 1989 establishments in Romania Tatars of Romania