Party of the Roma

The Party of the Roma (Romanian: Partida Romilor „Pro Europa”, Romani: Partida le Romenge), known until 2008 as Social Democratic Party of the Roma (Romanian: Partida Romilor Social-Democrată), is a political party in Romania representing the Romani minority. Its leader is Nicolae Păun, and it currently has one reserved seat in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies.

See also: Roma Party

Party of the Roma Partida Romilor „Pro Europa” (romani : Partida le Romenge)
President	Nicolae Păun
Chamber leader	Nicolae Păun
Founded	1990 (1990)
Headquarters	Str. Telița Nr. 31, Sector 5, Bucharest
Ideology	Romani rights Anti-discrimination Social democracy
Colours	Black
Chamber of Deputies	1 / 329
Senate	0 / 136
European Parliament	0 / 32
Website
www.partidaromilor.ro
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Parliamentary representation

Founded in 1990, after the Romanian Revolution, the Party of the Roma is the official political association of the Romani minority 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.[1] [2]

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

Local representation

At the 2016 Romanian local elections, 143 municipal councillors and one mayor, Dumitru Mircea in Brăhășești, were elected for the PRPE.[3]

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election	Chamber of Deputies			Senate
	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

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

1. (in Romanian) Mirela Luca, "PSD şi Partida Romilor joacă alba-neagra electorală", in Ziarul Financiar, May 12, 2004; retrieved October 24, 2007
2. (in Romanian) G.S., "Partida Romilor şi PSD au încheiat un acord politic de susţinere în alegerile parlamentare", Antena 3, 3 November 2012
3. "Lista competitorilor care au obținut mandate" (XLSX). 2016bec.ro..