Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania

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
Logo of the Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania
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
Colors	Blue
Chamber of Deputies	1 / 330
Senate	0 / 136
European Parliament	0 / 33
Website
udscr.com.ro
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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 party in Romania representing the Czech and Slovak communities.

History

Established on 4 January 1990 in Nădlac, the UDSCR contested the May 1990 general elections. Despite receiving only 4,584 votes (0.03%), 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.

Electoral history

Election	Chamber of Deputies			Senate
	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	–	–	–