Party of the Roma
Partida Romilor „Pro Europa”
Partida le Romenge
PresidentNicolae Păun
Chamber leaderNicolae Păun
Founded19 March 1990 (1990-03-19)
Registered3 April 1990
HeadquartersStr. Telița Nr. 31, Sector 5, Bucharest
IdeologyRomani minority interests
Social democracy
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationNational Minorities Parliamentary Group
ColoursBlack
Chamber of Deputies
1 / 330
Senate
0 / 136
European Parliament
0 / 33
Website
www.partidaromilor.ro

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

Parliamentary representation

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

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

Local representation

At the 2016 Romanian local elections, 143 municipal councillors and one mayor, Dumitru Mircea in Brăhășești, were elected on behalf of 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"[permanent dead link], 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..


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