The Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Democratică a Slovacilor și Cehilor din România, UDSCR; Czech: Demokratický svaz Slováků a Čechů v Rumunsku, DSSCR; Slovak: Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku, DZSCR) is an ethnic minority political partyinRomania representing the Czech and Slovak communities.
Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania
Uniunea Democratică a Slovacilor și Cehilor din România
Demokratický svaz Slováků a Čechů v Rumunsku Demokratický zväz Slovákov a Čechov v Rumunsku | |
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| Abbreviation | UDSCR |
| Leader | Iarco Furic |
| Founded | 4 January 1990 |
| Headquarters | Strada Independenței 36, Nădlac |
| Ideology | Slovak minority politics Czech minority politics Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | National Minorities Parliamentary Group |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement[1] |
| Colors | Blue |
| Chamber of Deputies |
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Established on 4 January 1990 in Nădlac,[2] the UDSCR contested the May 1990 general elections. Despite receiving only 4,584 votes (0.03%),[3] 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 has won a seat in every election since.
| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Senate | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 1990 | 4,584 | 0.03 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 1992 | 4,708 | 0.04 | 1 | |||
| 1996 | 6,531 | 0.05 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2000 | 5,686 | 0.05 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2004 | 5,950 | 0.06 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2008 | 15,373 | 0.22 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2012 | 8,677 | 0.12 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 6,545 | 0.09 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | 5,386 | 0.09 | 1 | – | – | – |