Peasant Workers' Bloc
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
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
- ^ OCLC 617565273.