Bulgarian Union of Banat–Romania explained

Bulgarian Union of Banat-Romania
Native Name:Uniunea Bulgară din Banat România
Български съюз на Банат–Румъния
Foundation:3 May 1990
Headquarters:Strada Palanca, Nr. 1, Timișoara
Ideology:Banat Bulgarian minority interests
National:National Minorities Parliamentary Group
Seats1 Title:Chamber of Deputies
Seats2 Title:Senate
Seats3 Title:European Parliament
Country:Romania

The Bulgarian Union of Banat–Romania (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Uniunea Bulgară din Banat România, UBB-R; Bulgarian: Български съюз на Банат–Румъния|translit=Bălgarski săjuz na Banat–Rumănija, BSB-R) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Bulgarian community.

History

The UBB-R contested the 1990 general elections, and despite receiving only 3,451 votes (0.03%),[1] 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 retained its seat in the 1992 elections, but was beaten by the Bratstvo Community of Bulgarians in Romania in the 1996 elections, losing its seat.

The party regained its seat in the 2000 elections, and has retained it in every election since, including in the 2020 elections, when it received 0.08% of the vote.[2]

Electoral history

ElectionChamber of DeputiesSenate
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
19903,4510.031
19921,9060.021
19964,1150.030
200020,0850.181
200415,2830.151
200814,0390.201
201210,1550.141
20164,5420.061
20204,8530.081

Notes and References

  1. http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=ROMANIA&election=ro90cd 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies
  2. Web site: Alegeri Parlamentare 2020  - Camera Deputaților. rezultatevot.ro. Romanian. January 30, 2024.