IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Romania

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Chief of State: President Emil CONSTANTINESCU
Head of Government: Prime Minister Mugur ISARESCU
Assembly: Romania has a bicameral Parliament (Parlament) consisting of the Senate (Senat) with 143 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor) with 343 seats.

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
In the Senate (Senat) 143 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. In the Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor) 343 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

Ion ILIESCU
Party: Party of Social Democracy of Romania - Social Democratic Party / Partidul Democraţiei Sociale din Romania - Partidul Social-Democrat din Romania (PDSR - PSDR)
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Ion ILIESCU
Party: Party of Social Democracy of Romania - Social Democratic Party / Partidul Democraţiei Sociale din Romania - Partidul Social-Democrat din Romania (PDSR - PSDR)
Corneliu VADIM TUDOR
Party: Great Romania Party / Partidul Romania Mare (PRM)
Theodor STOLOJAN
Party: National Liberal Party / Partidul National Liberal (PNL)
Mugur ISARESCU
Party: Independent Candidate
Gyorgy FRUNDA
Party: Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania / Uniunea Democrata a Maghiarilor din Romania (UDMR)
Petre ROMAN
Party: Democratic Party / Partidul Democrat (PD)
Teodor MELESCANU
Party: Alliance for Romania / Alianta pentru Romania (APR)
Other Candidates
Party: N/A

Presidential elections were last held on November 3, 1996 and November 17, 1996. President Emil CONSTANTINESCU received 54.41% of the runoff vote, thereby defeating Ion ILIESCU who received 45.59%.