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The National Liberal Party (Romanian: Partidul Național Liberal, PNL) is a social-conservative political party in Romania (and the second largest overall political party in the country as of mid 2023).
- 15 January 1990 (re-established after the Romanian Revolution)
- National Liberal Youth (TNL)
On 18 December 2020 the National Liberal Party (PNL), the USR PLUS, and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) announced that they had reached a coalition agreement, and proposed finance minister Florin Cîțu as prime minister. The government would have two deputy prime ministers (one from USR PLUS and one from UDMR) and ...
- 31.94% ( 6.20pp)
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Dec 6, 2020 · Period before the political campaign. The government decided parliamentary elections would be held on 6 December 2020. On 30 September 2020, the president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE), Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, proposed on Facebook that the elections be postponed to March 2021.
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The president is elected by popular vote for a maximum of two five-year terms (four-year terms until 2004). The president is head of state (charged with safeguarding the constitution, foreign affairs, and the proper functioning of public authority), supreme commander of the armed forces, and chairperson of the Supreme Council of National Defense. A...
The national legislature is a bicameral parliament (Romanian: Parlament), consisting of the Chamber of Deputies (Romanian: Camera Deputaților) and the Senate (Romanian: Senat). Members are elected to four-year terms by universal suffrage in a party-list proportional representation electoral system. Beginning in 2008, members are elected by mixed-me...
Romania has a multiparty political system, which makes a majority government virtually impossible (unless a very high score is achieved in the legislative election by one particular political party). Smaller parliamentary parties have sometimes merged with larger ones during previous legislatures before 2020 (or created/were part of several elector...
Presidential election
The last presidential electionwas held on 10 and 24 November 2019.
European Parliament election
The last European Parliamentary election was held on 26 May 2019. Notes: 1. ^ After the 2014 election, PNL merged with PD-L/PDL and joined the EPP, and EPP Group. 2. ^ Prior to the 2019 election, Save Romania Unionhad no MEPs, and no European affiliation. 3. ^ According to the website of the ALDE Group, USR PLUS will be part of its new group called "ALDE plus Renaissance plus USR-PLUS. 4. ^ Monica Macovei, the founder of the M10 party, was ousted. 5. ^ Daciana Sârbu sits with the S&D. 6. ^ La...
Legislative election
The latest legislative electionwas held on 6 December 2020. The two tables below are represented the results for both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies:
The Romanian legal system, based on the Napoleonic Code, is inquisitorial. The judiciary is independent, and judges appointed by the president are not removable. The president and other judges of the Supreme Court are appointed for six-year terms and may serve consecutive terms. Proceedings are public, except in special circumstances provided for b...
For territorial and administrative purposes, Romania is divided into 41 counties (județe, singular județ) and the city of Bucharest. Each county is governed by an elected council. Local councils and elected mayors are the public authorities in villages and towns. The county council coordinates the activities of village and town councils. The centra...
Romania has made considerable progress in institutionalizing democratic principles, civil liberties, and respect for human rights since the Romanian Revolution in December 1989. Nevertheless, many present-day Romanian politicians are former members of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and have also had ties with the Romanian secret police (i.e. Se...
On 1 January 2007, Romania became a member of the European Union (EU) in the fifth wave of EU enlargement. During the 2000s, Romania implemented a number of reforms to prepare for EU accession, including the consolidation of its democratic systems, the institution of the rule of law, the acknowledgement of respect for human rights, the commitment t...
Dec 6, 2020 · By Kit Gillet. Published Dec. 6, 2020 Updated Oct. 1, 2021. BUCHAREST, Romania — Amid record low turnout, voters in Romania on Sunday dealt a setback to the country’s prime minister, Ludovic...
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Overview. Romania’s multiparty system has ensured regular rotations of power through competitive elections. Civil liberties are generally respected, but they have come under growing pressure as entrenched political interests push back against civic and institutional efforts to combat systemic corruption.
Dec 7, 2020 · Dec. 7, 2020. BUCHAREST, Romania — It was supposed to be a moment of victory for Romania’s prime minister, Ludovic Orban, but after his party suffered an unexpected loss in parliamentary...
