Party of the Roma - Wikipedia

Party of the Roma Partida Romilor „Pro Europa” Partida le Romenge

President	Nicolae Păun
Chamber leader	Nicolae Păun
Founded	19 March 1990 (1990-03-19)
Registered	3 April 1990
Headquarters	Str. Telița Nr. 31, Sector 5, Bucharest
Ideology	Romani minority interests Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	National Minorities Parliamentary Group
Colours	Black
Chamber of Deputies	1 / 330
Senate	0 / 136
European Parliament	0 / 33
Website
www.partidaromilor.ro
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The Party of the Roma (Romanian: Partida Romilor „Pro Europa”, PRPE; Vlax Romani: Partida le Romenge), known until 2008 as Social Democratic Party of the Roma (Romanian: Partida Romilor Social-Democrată, PRS-D), is a political party in Romania representing the Romani minority. Its leader is Nicolae Păun, and it currently has one reserved seat in the Chamber of Deputies.

Parliamentary representation

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Founded in 1990, after the Romanian Revolution, the Party of the Roma is the official political association of the Romani minority in Romania and consequently has one reserved seat in the Chamber of Deputies, regardless of its electoral performance. The party has contested every election since the 1992 suffrage, but has never passed the 5% threshold required for it to gain extra seats.

At the 2000, 2004, and 2012 legislative elections, the Party of the Roma signed a protocol of reciprocal electoral support with the Social Democratic Party (PSD).^[1]

The reserved seat has been held by Gheorghe Răducanu between 1992 and 1996, by Mădălin Voicu between 1996 and 2000, and by Nicolae Păun between 2000 and 2004 and since 2004 onwards.

Local representation

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At the 2016 Romanian local elections, 143 municipal councillors and one mayor, Dumitru Mircea in Brăhășești, were elected on behalf of the PRPE.^[2]

Electoral history

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Legislative elections

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Election	Chamber of Deputies			Senate
Election	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
1992	52,704	0.48	1
1996	82,195	0.67	1	–	–	–
2000	71,786	0.63	1	–	–	–
2004	56,076	0.55	1	–	–	–
2008	44,037	0.61	1	–	–	–
2012	22,124	0.30	1	–	–	–
2016	13,126	0.19	1	–	–	–

European elections

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Election	Votes	Percentage	MEPs	Position	EU Party	EP Group
2007	58,903	1.14%	0 / 35	12th	—	—
2009	did not compete				—	—
2014	did not compete				—	—
2019	did not compete				—	—

References

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^ (in Romanian) G.S., "Partida Romilor şi PSD au încheiat un acord politic de susţinere în alegerile parlamentare", Antena 3, 3 November 2012
^ "Lista competitorilor care au obținut mandate" (XLSX). 2016bec.ro..

Political parties in Romania

Parliamentary

Extraparliamentary

Defunct
Nationalist	Democratic Nationalist Party Democratic Union Party National Party National Union from Banat Romanian National Unity Party United Romania Party
Liberal	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Free and Independent Faction Liberal Union–Brătianu National Liberal Party National Liberal Party–Brătianu National Liberal Party–Câmpeanu National Liberal Party–Tătărescu Radical Party
Conservative	Civic Force Conservative Party Conservative-Democratic Party Constitutional Party National Democratic Christian Party National Renaissance Front People's Party (1918–1938 People's Party (2005–2006) Progressive Conservative Party Romanian National Party Vlad Țepeș League
Left-wing	Banat Socialist Party Communist Party (Nepeceriști) Democratic National Salvation Front Democratic Party of Labour Labor Party National Salvation Front Party of Social Solidarity Peasant Workers' Bloc People's Party – Dan Diaconescu Romanian Communist Party Romanian Social Democratic Party (1927–1948) Romanian Social Democratic Party (1990–2001) Romanian Socialist Democratic Party Romanian Socialist Party Social Democratic Party of Bukovina Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Workers' Party Socialist Party of Labour Social Protection People's Party Socialist Party Socialist Party of Transylvania Socialist Workers Party United Socialist Party
Agrarian	Agrarian League Agrarian Union Party Bessarabian Peasants' Party Democratic Agrarian Party Democratic Peasants' Party Democratic Peasants' Party–Lupu Democratic Peasants' Party–Stere League Against Usury National Agrarian Party National Peasants' Party National Peasants' Party–Alexandrescu Peasants' Party Peasants' Party–Lupu Ploughmen's Front Radical Peasants' Party Socialist Peasants' Party Transylvanian Peasants' Party
Far-right	Citizen Bloc Crusade of Romanianism Iron Guard National Christian Party National-Christian Defense League National Fascist Movement National Italo-Romanian Cultural and Economic Movement National Romanian Fascio National Socialist Party Romanian Action Romanian Front
Ethnic minority	Autonomous Swabian Party Bratstvo Community of Bulgarians in Romania Cultural Union of Albanians Democratic Union of the Roma German Party German People's Party General Jewish Labour Bund in Romania Group of Transylvanian Saxons Hungarian People's Party Hungarian People's Union Hungarian Union Italian Community Jewish Democratic Committee Jewish National People's Party Jewish Party Magyar Party National Democratic Hungarian-Szekler Party National Italo-Romanian Cultural and Economic Movement People's Council Party Swabian Group Ukrainian National Party Ukrainian Workers' Party Union of Romanian Jews
Other	Ecological Movement Ecologist Union of Romania Party Union of Patriots/National Popular Party National Reconstruction Party Party of Free Change Party of Young Free Democrats Republican Party (1993–2004) Republican Party (1990–1993) Transylvania–Banat League
Alliances	Alliance for Romanian Unity Alliance PSD+PC Centre Left Alliance Centre Right Alliance Christian Liberal Alliance Democratic Group of the Centre Federation of Socialist Parties from Romania Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy Green Ecologist Party Hungarian German Bloc Justice and Truth Alliance National Liberal Ecologist Alliance National Union PSD+PUR People's Democratic Front Red Quadrilateral Right Romania Alliance Romanian Democratic Convention Social Democratic Pole of Romania Social Democratic Union Social Liberal Union USR PLUS

v t e Romani people in Romania
Demographics and history	Romani language Boyash Ciurari Kalderash Ursari List of towns in Romania by Romani population Slavery in Romania Deportations of Romani people to Transnistria 1993 Hădăreni riots 2006 Ferentari riot
Organisations	Aven Amentza National Agency for the Roma Party of the Roma Romani CRISS
Initiatives	Decade of Roma Inclusion National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust Racism Breaks the Game
Musical groups	Fanfare Ciocărlia Shukar Collective Taraful Haiducilor Mahala Rai Banda
People	Delia Grigore Nicolae Păun Mădălin Voicu

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