Community_of_the_Lippovan_Russians_in_Romania

Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania

Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania

Political party in Romania


The Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania (Romanian: Comunitatea Rușilor Lipoveni din România, CRL; Russian: Община русских-липован Румынии, romanized: Obshchina Russkikh-Lipovan Rumynii, ORL) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Lipovan community.

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History

Established on 14 January 1990,[2] the CRLR took part in the May 1990 general elections. Despite receiving only 0.13% of the vote,[3] it received one 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 been receiving a seat in every election since.

Electoral history

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Notable members

  • Miron Ignat [ro], member of parliament 2000–2018
  • Andrian Ampleev [ro], member of parliament 2018–2020, taking Ignat's seat after his death[4][5]
  • Silviu Feodor [ro], party president since 2016 and member of parliament since 2020[1][6]

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