The Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania (, UCRR; , KTRR) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Rusyn community.
History The AIR was established in 2000.About Us Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania It contested the 2000 general elections, and despite receiving just 6,942 votes (0.06%), it won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies under the electoral law allowing political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the electoral threshold as long as they received 10% of the vote required for a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies.1996 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies University of EssexDieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1585
The party has won a seat in every election since.
Election results ElectionChamber of DeputiesSenateVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats20006,9420.061–––20042,8710.031 20084,5140.071–––20125,2650.071–––20162,8240.041–––20203,7790.061–––
References
External links Official website