The Romanian Constitution (Article 62), under the conditions imposed by the Electoral Law, provides seats in the

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for the party and cultural association of ethnic minorities in Romania (with the limitation that each national minority is to be represented by one organization only). Minority parties and associations are exempt from the electoral threshold, and are guaranteed a seat so long as they earn at least 10% of the vote that was required for the last party eligible to earn a seat through the threshold. The minority parties and associations are aligned within the National Minority Parliamentary Group () in the Chamber of Deputies, and traditionally, these groups support the government in power."Minoritățile nu participă la viitoarea guvernare" ("Minorities Will Not Participate in the Next Government")
''Ziarul Financiar'', 5 December 2008; accessed October 15, 2009 The number of seats awarded to ethnic minorities varied from 10 in

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to 18 between

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and

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, and once more since

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onwards.

List of parties

The following parties have held seats in the

. In addition to the below, the ethnically-based

Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR; hu, Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; ro, Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a political party in Romania which aims to represent the significant Hungarian m ...

( ro, Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, hu, Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ) has been playing a significant role in the country's local and central politics, competing in

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under the essentially same manner as non-ethnic parties. Lastly, a number of political parties represented Romania's ethnic minorities—particularly

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

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, and

Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

—until 1938 and, in the case of the

Hungarian People's Union The Hungarian People's Union ( hu, Magyar Népi Szövetség, MNSZ; ro, Uniunea Populară Maghiară, UPM) was a left-wing political party active in Romania between 1934 and 1953 that claimed to represent the Hungarian minority in Romania, Hungarian ...

(MNSZ/UPM or MADOSZ), until 1953.

Active

Association of Italians of Romania The Association of Italians of Romania – RO.AS.IT. ( ro, Asociația Italienilor din România – RO.AS.IT.; it, Associazione degli Italiani di Romania – RO.AS.IT.) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Italian ...

Association of Macedonians of Romania The Association of Macedonians of Romania ( ro, Asociația Macedonenilor din România, AMR; mk, Друштвото на Македонците од Романија, translit=Društvoto na Makedoncite od Romanija, DMR) is an ethnic minority pol ...

Bulgarian Union of Banat–Romania The Bulgarian Union of Banat–Romania ( ro, Uniunea Bulgară din Banat România, UBB-R; bg, Български съюз на Банат–Румъния, translit=Bălgarski săjuz na Banat–Rumănija, BSB-R) is an ethnic minority political p ...

Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania The Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania ( ro, Comunitatea Rușilor Lipoveni din România, CRL; russian: Община русских-липован Румынии, translit=Obshchina Russkikh-Lipovan Rumynii, ORL) is an ethnic minority ...

Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania The Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Culturală a Rutenilor din România, UCRR; rue, Културне Товариство Русинів Романії, translit=Kultulrne Tovarystvo Rusyniv Romaniji, KTRR) is an ethnic mi ...

Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania The Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (german: Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien, DFDR; ro, Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România, FDGR; in short or ) is a political party (legally recognized as an association of public ...

Democratic Turkish Union of Romania The Democratic Turkish Union of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Democrată Turcă din România, UDTR; tr, Romanya Demokrat Türk Birliği, RDTB) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Turkish community. History The party was ...

Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania The Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Democratică a Slovacilor și Cehilor din România, UDSCR; cz, Demokratický svaz Slováků a Čechů v Rumunsku, DSSCR; sk, Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku, ...

Democratic Union of Turkish-Muslim Tatars of Romania The Democratic Union of Turkish-Muslim Tatars of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Democratica a Tatarilor Turco-Musulmani din Romania, UDTTMR; crh, script=Latn, Romanya Müslüman Tatar Türklerĭ Demokrat Bĭrlĭgĭ, RMTTDB) is an ethnic minority politica ...

Federation of the Jewish Communities in Romania The Federation of the Jewish Communities in Romania ( ro, Federația Comunităților Evreiești din România, FCER) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Jewish community. History The organization was originally found ...

Hellenic Union of Romania The Hellenic Union of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Elenă din România, UER; gr, Ένωση Ελλήνων της Ρουμανίας, translit=Énōsē Ellḗnōn tēs Roumanías, EER) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the ...

League of Albanians of Romania The League of Albanians of Romania ( ro, Asociația Liga Albanezilor din România, ALAR; al, Lidhja e shqiptarëve të Rumanisë, LSR) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Albanian community. History The ALAR was ...

Party of the Roma The Party of the Roma ( ro, Partida Romilor „Pro Europa”, PRPE; rmy, Partida le Romenge), known until 2008 as Social Democratic Party of the Roma ( ro, Partida Romilor Social-Democrată, PRS-D), is a political party in Romania representing ...

Union of Armenians of Romania The Union of Armenians of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Armenilor din România, UAR; hy, Ռումինիայի հայերի միություն, translit=Ṙuminiayi Hayeri Miutʿyun, RHM) is an Romanian ethnic minorities parties, ethnic minority politica ...

* Union of Croatians of Romania *

Union of Poles of Romania The Union of Poles of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Polonezilor din Romania, UPR; pl, Związek Polaków w Rumunii "Dom Polski"), or Dom Polski, is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Polish community. History The UPR ...

Union of Serbs of Romania The Union of Serbs of Romania ( sr, Савез Срба у Румунији, SSR; ro, Uniunea Sârbilor din România, USR) is a political party representing the Serbian minority in Romania. It was founded in 1989 by a Romanian-Serbian writer, Sla ...

Union of the Ukrainians of Romania The Union of the Ukrainians of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Ucrainenilor din România, UUR; uk, Союз українців Румунії, translit=Soyuz Ukrayintsiv Rumuniyi, SUR) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the U ...

Defunct

Bratstvo Community of Bulgarians in Romania The Bratstvo Community of Bulgarians in Romania ( bg, Общността „Братство” на българите в Румъния; ro, Comunitatea Bratstvo a Bulgarilor din Romania, CBBR) was an ethnic minority political party in Romania ...

(defunct) *

Cultural Union of Albanians of Romania The Cultural Union of Albanians ( ro, Uniunea Culturală a Albanezilor din România, UCAR) was an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Albanian community. History The UCAR contested the 1996 general elections, receiving ...

(defunct)

References

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