Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania

The Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania (, UDSCR; , DSSCR; , DZSCR) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Czech and Slovak communities.

History Established on 4 January 1990 in Nădlac,Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku Slovakians in Romania the UDSCR contested the May 1990 general elections. Despite receiving only 4,584 votes (0.03%),1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies University of Essex 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.

Electoral history ElectionChamber of DeputiesSenateVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats19904,5840.031–––19924,7080.041 19966,5310.051–––20005,6860.051–––20045,9500.061–––200815,3730.221–––20128,6770.121–––20166,5450.091–––20205,3860.091–––

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