Peasant Workers' Bloc

The Peasant Workers' Bloc (Romanian: Blocul Muncitoresc-Ţărănesc, BMŢ) was a political party in Romania that acted as a front group for the banned Communist Party of Romania.

History

In the 1926 elections the BMŢ 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.

Electoral history

Legislative elections

ElectionVotes%ChamberSenatePosition
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

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1600–1611 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7


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