Worker-Peasant Bloc

The Worker-Peasant 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).

Plaque on the facade of 25 Calea Moșilor in Bucharest reading "In 1931 this building was the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Worker-Peasant Bloc and the location of the editorial office of its central organ 'Deșteptarea'"

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 share 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.

Election results

Parliamentary 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