[5] Thousands of ethnic Macedonians were expelled and fled to the Eastern Bloc countries.
There in Romania, the most provisions were set up for them across the entire Eastern Bloc, excluding Yugoslavia.
[7] In the same census, only 201 individuals declared that they spoke the Macedonian language, including 115 men and 86 women.
The current member of the Macedonian minority in Romania is Liana Dumitrescu, who has served since 2004, when she replaced Vasile Ioan Savu, in office from 2000.
[11] Dumitrescu heads the party, which forms part of the parliamentary group of national minorities.