Party of the Roma
The Party of the Roma (, PRPE; ), known until 2008 as Social Democratic Party of the Roma (, PRS-D), is a political party in Romania representing the Romani minority. Its leader is Nicolae Păun, and it currently has one reserved seat in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies. Parliamentary representation. Founded in 1990, after the Romanian Revolution, the "Party of the Roma" is the official political association of the Romani minority and consequently has one reserved seat in the Chamber of Deputies, regardless of its electoral performance. The party has contested every election since the 1992 suffrage, but  has never passed the 5% threshold required for it to gain extra seats. At the 2000, 2004 and 2012 legislative elections, the "Party of the Roma" signed a protocol of reciprocal electoral support with the Social Democratic Party. The reserved seat has been held by Gheorghe Răducanu in 1992-1996, by Mădălin Voicu in 1996-2000, and by Nicolae Păun in 2000-2004 and since 2004. Local representation. At the 2016 Romanian local elections, 143 municipal councillors and one mayor, Dumitru Mircea in Brăhășești, were elected for the PRPE.