Ecological Movement of Romania

The Ecological Movement of Romania (Romanian: Mișcarea Ecologistă din România, MER) was a political party in Romania.

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History

Following the overthrow of the Communist regime, the MER was formed as a front for the post-Ceaușescu regime in an effort to attract the support of environmentalists.[1] It received 2.6% of the Chamber of Deputies vote in the 1990 general elections, winning 12 seats. It also received 2.6% of the Senate vote, winning one seat.[2]

In December 1990 the party joined the National Convention for the Establishment of Reform and Democracy, a coalition opposing the National Salvation Front government.[1] The collapse of the coalition in January 1992 led to the party failing to win a seat in the 1992 general elections;[1] although its vote share was reduced only marginally to 2.3% it lost all its seats.[3]

It contested the 1996 elections as part of the National Union of the Centre alliance, alongside the Romanian Democratic Agrarian Party and the Humanist Party. However, the alliance received only 0.9% of the vote, failing to win a seat.[4]

Electoral history

Legislative elections
Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
1990 358,864 2.62
12 / 395
 341,478 2.50
1 / 119
 5th Opposed the FSN government (until October 1991)
Part of the governing coalition (after October 1991)
1992 243,740 2.25
0 / 341
 231,401 2.11
0 / 143
 10th Extraparliamentary
1996 Part of the National
Union of the Centre
0 / 341
 118,859 0.97
0 / 143
 16th Extraparliamentary
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References
  1. John Barry & E. Gene Frankland (2002) International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics, Taylor & Francis, p139
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1599–1600 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. 1992 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
  4. 1996 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
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