National Minorities Parliamentary Group Grupul parlamentar al minorităților naționale | |
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| Abbreviation | GPMN |
| Leader | Varujan Pambuccian (UAR) |
| Vice Leader | Giureci-Slobodan Ghera (UCR) |
| Secretary | Ognean Crîstici (USR) |
| Founded | 18 June 1990 |
| Ideology | National minority interests |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Chamber of Deputies | 18 / 330 |
| Website | |
| Group page on the Chamber of Deputies website | |
The Romanian Constitution (Article 62) provides seats in the Chamber of Deputies for representatives of ethnic minorities in Romania (with the limitation that each national minority is to be represented by one organization only). Minority organizations 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.[citation needed]
The representatives elected in this manner sit in the National Minority Parliamentary Group (Romanian: Grupul parlamentar al minorităților naționale) in the Chamber of Deputies; the Group traditionally give confidence and supply to the government.[1] The number of seats awarded to ethnic minorities varied from 10 in 1990 to 18 between 2000 and 2016, and once more since 2020 onwards.
- ^ (in Romanian) "Minoritățile nu participă la viitoarea guvernare" ("Minorities Will Not Participate in the Next Government"), Ziarul Financiar, 5 December 2008; accessed October 15, 2009