IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Romania

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Country: Romania
Official Name: Romania
Election Type: Parliamentary
Date: November 28, 2004

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At stake in this election:

140 seats in the Senate (Senat)
345 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor)

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Ion ILIESCU
Head of Government: Prime Minister Adrian NASTASE
Assembly: Romania has a bicameral Parliament (Parlament) consisting of the Senate (Senat) with 140 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor) with 345 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
In the Senate (Senat) 140 members are elected by popular vote via proportional representation to serve 4-year terms. In the Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor) 345 members are elected by popular vote via proportional representation.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Bloc: Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Humanist Party of Romania (PUR)*
Leader: Adrian NASTASE and Dan VOICULESCU
Seats won in this Senate election: 57
Seats won in last Senate election: 65
Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 132
Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 155
Alliance: Justice and Truth Alliance / Dreptate si Adevar (DA)**
Leader: Theodor STOLOJAN and Traian BASESCU
Seats won in this Senate election: 49
Seats won in last Senate election: N/A
Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 112
Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: N/A
Party: Great Romanian Party / Partidul Romania Mare (PRM)
Leader: Corneliu Vadim TUDOR
Seats won in this Senate election: 21
Seats won in last Senate election: 37
Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 48
Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 84
Party: Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR)
Leader: Markó B�‰LA
Seats won in this Senate election: 10
Seats won in last Senate election: 12
Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 22
Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 27
Party: Others
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this Senate election: N/A
Seats won in last Senate election: N/A
Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 18
Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: N/A

* In the 2000 elections, the Social Democratic Party was formerly known as the Party of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR).
** In this election, the National Liberal Party (PNL) under Theodor STOLOJAN formed an alliance with the Democratic Party of Romania (PD) under Traian BASESCU to create this bloc. In the last election, the PNL won 13 seats in the Senate and 31 seats in the Chamber of Deputies while the PD won 13 seats in the Senate and 31 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.