At Stake in this Election: 

• All 136 seats in the Romanian Senate 

Elections for the Chamber of Deputies will occur concurrently. 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Klaus Werner IOHANNIS (since 21 December 2014) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Marcel CIOLACU (since 15 June 2023) 

• Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlament) with 136 seat Senate (Senat) and 330 seat Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputatilor) 

Electoral System:  

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote in up to 2 rounds to a 5-year term, once renewable. 

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and approved by Parliament. 

• All 136 members in the Senate are elected by proportional representation in single and multi-seat constituencies to 4-year terms.  

• All 330 members in the Chamber of Deputies are elected by proportional representation in single and multi-seat constituencies to 4-year terms. 

Last Election:  

In the last election in 2020, the Social Democratic Party won a plurality with 47 seats.  

Information for Voters: 

Informații Generale / General Information (in Romanian)  

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 17 October 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: Not applicable, voter registration is passive. 

Main Parties in this Election:  

• Social Democratic Party / Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 47 

• National Liberal Party / Partidul Național Liberal (PNL) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 41 

• Alliance for the Union of Romanians / Alianța Pentru Unirea Românilor (AUR) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 14 

• Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania / Uniunea Democrată Maghiară Din România (UDMR) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 9 

• Socialist Romania / România Socialistă 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Romania in Action / România În Acțiune 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• S.O.S Romania / S.O.S. România 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Save Romania Union / Uniunea Salvați România (USR) 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Romanian National Conservative Party / Partidul Național Conservator Român 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• National Christian Allaince / Alianța Național Creștină  

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• United Social Democratic Party / Partidul Social Democrat Unit 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Justice and Respect in Europe for All / Dreptate Și Respect În Europa Pentru Toți 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Independent Social Democratic Party / Partidul Social Democrat Independent 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• New Romanie Party / Partidul Noua Românie 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Romanian Ecologist Party / Partidul Ecologist Român 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Patriots of the Romanian People / Patrioții Poporului Român 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Renewal of the Romanian European Project / Reînnoim Proiectul European Al României 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Force of Righteousness / Forța Dreptei 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• National Action League / Liga Acțiunii Naționale 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Young People’s Party / Partidul Oamenilor Tineri 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Alternative for National Dignity / Alternativa Pentru Demnitate Națională 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

• Party of Health, Education, Nature, Sustainability / Partidul Sănătate Educație Natură Sustenabilitate (SENS) 

  • Seats won in the last election: 0 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 19,056,116 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 18,286,865 (2019) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 9,833,726 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 04 Sep 1980, Ratified 07 Jan 1982 

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 24 of 136 (18%) in the Senate and 63 of 330 (19%) in the Chamber of Deputies. 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.827, Very High, rank 53 (2022) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 15.7 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 26 Sep 2007, Ratified 31 Jan 2011 

• Projected population with a disability: 3,048,979 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Romania: No 

• Election Access: Yes  

• ElectionJudgments: Yes, 2 judgments