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The party was established in 1993 in [[Suceava]].<ref>[http://www.roasit.ro/html/ro/1asociatia.php Association] Association of Italians of Romania</ref> It contested the [[Romanian general election, 1996|1996 general elections]], but was beaten by the [[Italian Community of Romania]] (CIR), which retained the seat reserved for the Italian community in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)|Chamber of Deputies]] under the electoral law allowing political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the [[electoral threshold]] only applied as long as they received 10% of the vote required for a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies.<ref>[http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=ROMANIA&election=ro96cd 1996 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies] University of Essex</ref><ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1585 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7</ref> |
The party was established in 1993 in [[Suceava]].<ref>[http://www.roasit.ro/html/ro/1asociatia.php Association] Association of Italians of Romania</ref> It contested the [[Romanian general election, 1996|1996 general elections]], but was beaten by the [[Italian Community of Romania]] (CIR), which retained the seat reserved for the Italian community in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)|Chamber of Deputies]] under the electoral law allowing political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the [[electoral threshold]] only applied as long as they received 10% of the vote required for a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies.<ref>[http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=ROMANIA&election=ro96cd 1996 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies] University of Essex</ref><ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1585 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7</ref> |
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The party contested the [[Romanian general election, 2000|2000 elections]], and returned in the [[Romanian general election, 2004|2004 elections]] and beat the CIR by 987 votes to win the Italian seat. It has retained it in every election since. |
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==Electoral history== |
==Electoral history== |
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| Founded | 1993 |
| Ideology | Italian ethnic minority politics |
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The Association of Italians of Romania – RO.AS.IT. (Template:Lang-ro; Template:Lang-it) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Italian community.
History
The party was established in 1993 in Suceava.[1] It contested the 1996 general elections, but was beaten by the Italian Community of Romania (CIR), which retained the seat reserved for the Italian community in the Chamber of Deputies under the electoral law allowing political parties representing ethnic minority groups to be exempt from the electoral threshold only applied as long as they received 10% of the vote required for a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[2][3]
The party contested the 2000 elections, and returned in the 2004 elections and beat the CIR by 987 votes to win the Italian seat. It has retained it in every election since.
Electoral history
| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Senate | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 1996 | 9,833 | 0.08 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2000 | Won by ECHR Decision | – | – | – | ||
| 2004 | 6,168 | 0.06 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | 9,567 | 0.14 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2012 | 7,943 | 0.11 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 3,486 | 0.05 | 1 | – | – | – |
References
- ^ Association Association of Italians of Romania
- ^ 1996 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies University of Essex
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1585 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
