Peasant Workers' Bloc
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The Peasant Workers' Bloc (Romanian: Blocul Muncitoresc-Țărănesc, BMȚ) was a political party in Romania that acted as a front group for the banned Romanian Communist Party (PCR).
History
In the 1926 elections the BMȚ received 1.5% of the vote, failing to win a seat. The 1927 elections saw the party's vote share fall to 1.3%, again failing to win a seat. Although the 1928 elections saw their vote increase to 1.4%, they remained seatless.[1]
The 1931 elections were the party's breakthrough, winning five seats in the Chamber of Deputies with 2.5% of the vote.[1] The parliament refused to validate the elections of the five deputies and none of them served. However, the 1932 elections saw its vote share fall to 0.3%, with the party failing to win a seat. It was banned in the aftermath of the Grivița Strike of 1933, and did not contest any further elections. Its role as a communist front organization was partially taken over by the Labour League, created a few weeks before the 1933 elections.
Election results
Legislative elections
Election | Votes | % | Chamber | Senate | Position |
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1926 | 39,203 | 1.5 | 0 / 387 | 0 / 115 | 6th |
1927 | 31,505 | 1.3 | 0 / 387 | 0 / 113 | 6th |
1928 | 38,851 | 1.4 | 0 / 387 | 0 / 110 | 6th |
1931 | 73,716 | 2.6 | 5 / 387 | 0 / 113 | 10th |
1932 | 9,441 | 0.3 | 0 / 387 | 0 / 113 | 17th |
References
- ^ a b Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook (1st ed.). Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos. pp. 1600–1611. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7. OCLC 617565273.
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