 Due to some political, economic, social and cultural factors, most of them started identifying themselves with Croats, and some still continued to call themselves Krašovani.Today, many Krashovani chose the Croatian ethnicity, partly due to the attention given to them by the Croatian state (which also awards them the Croatian citizenship).As an officially recognized ethnic minority, Croats have one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, held by the Union of Croatians of Romania.