Ecological Movement of Romania
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The Ecological Movement of Romania (Romanian: Mișcarea Ecologistă din România, MER) was a political party in Romania.
History
Following the overthrow of the Communist regime, the MER was formed as a front for the post-Ceaușescu regime in an effort to attract the support of environmentalists.[1] It received 2.6% of the Chamber of Deputies vote in the 1990 general elections, winning 12 seats. It also received 2.6% of the Senate vote, winning one seat.[2]
In December 1990 the party joined the National Convention for the Establishment of Reform and Democracy, a coalition opposing the National Salvation Front government.[1] The collapse of the coalition in January 1992 led to the party failing to win a seat in the 1992 general elections;[1] although its vote share was reduced only marginally to 2.3% it lost all its seats.[3] whilst the REM presidential candidate Mircea Druc received 3% of the vote, finishing fifth out of six candidates.[4]
It contested the 1996 elections as part of the National Union of the Centre alliance, alongside the Romanian Democratic Agrarian Party and the Humanist Party. However, the alliance received only 0.9% of the vote, failing to win a seat.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 John Barry & E. Gene Frankland (2002) International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics, Taylor & Francis, p139
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1599–1600 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ 1992 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies University of Essex
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1614
- ↑ 1996 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies University of Essex
