The Union of the Ukrainians of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Ucrainenilor din România, UUR; uk, Союз українців Румунії, translit=Soyuz Ukrayintsiv Rumuniyi, SUR) is an
ethnic minority political party in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
representing the
Ukrainian community.
History
The UUR contested the
1990 general elections, and despite receiving only 16,179 votes (0.12%),
1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies
University of Essex it won a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies
The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures.
Description
Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
under the electoral law that allows for political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the electoral threshold
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. It has won a seat in every election since.
Electoral history
References
External links
Official website
{{Romanian political parties
Non-registered political parties in Romania
Political parties of minorities in Romania
Ukrainian diaspora in Romania