Union of Armenians of Romania
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Political party in Romania
Union of Armenians of Romania Uniunea Armenilor din România Ռումինիայի Հայոց Միություն | |
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| President | Varujan Vosganian |
| Founded | 11 March 1990 |
| Headquarters | Bd. Carol I, Nr. 43, Sector 2, Bucharest |
| Ideology | Armenian minority interests |
| National affiliation | National Minorities Parliamentary Group |
| Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 330 |
| Senate | 0 / 136
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| European Parliament | 0 / 32
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The Union of Armenians of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Armenilor din România, UAR; Armenian: Ռումինիայի Հայոց Միություն, romanized: Ṙuminiayi Hayeri Miutʿyun, RHM) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Armenian community.
History
[edit ]The UAR contested the 1990 general elections, and despite receiving only 399 votes (0.003%),[1] it won a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies under the electoral law that allows for political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the electoral threshold. It has won a seat in every election since.
Election results
[edit ]| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Senate | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 1990 | 399 | 0.00 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 1992 | 7,145 | 0.07 | 1 | |||
| 1996 | 11,543 | 0.09 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2000 | 21,302 | 0.20 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2004 | 9,810 | 0.10 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | 13,829 | 0.20 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2012 | 10,761 | 0.15 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 4,868 | 0.07 | 1 | – | – | – |
See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine University of Essex