Peasant Workers' Bloc
# 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.

The 1931 elections were the party's breakthrough, winning five seats in the Chamber of Deputies with 2.5% of the vote. 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

### 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 |
