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May 18, 2025 Confirmed

Romania
Romania
Election for Romanian Presidency

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:11,641,999
Valid Votes:11,507,695
Invalid Votes:134,234
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Candidate:

Nicusor-Daniel Dan6,168,642

53.60

George-Nicolae Simion5,339,053

46.40

Results Notes

Results Source: ROAEP, https://prezenta.roaep.ro/prezidentiale18052025/data/shared/sicpv/partial/CNTRY/PRSD_BEC/pv_prsd_bec_scnnd_1747754659.pdf


Election Results Modified: May 27, 2025

General Information

At Stake in this Election: 

  • The Presidency of Romania 

  • Chief of State: Interim President Ilie BOLOJAN (since 12 February 2025). Romania has been under a caretaker government since February 2025.  

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

  • Assembly: bicameral Parliament of Romania (Parlamentul României), comprised of a 331-seat Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputatilor) and a 136-seat Senate (Senatul). The number of seats in both chambers of Parliament can fluctuate on the basis of population.  

  • The President is directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in up to two rounds. Presidents serve 5-year terms, renewable once.  

  • The President designates a candidate for Prime Minister who is subsequently confirmed via a vote of confidence from the 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. Each national minority group designated in the constitution is entitled to one seat if their representative citizen groups do not reach the number of votes necessary to receive a seat by other means. 

The first round of the presidential election was held on 4 May 2025. George-Nicolae Simion (Alliance for the Unity of Romanians) and Nicusor-Daniel Dan (independent candidate) advanced to the second round. Voter turnout was 53%. 

Information for Voters: 

Informații Generale / General Information (in Romanian) 

Key Deadlines: 

  • Voter registration deadline: n/a 

  • George-Nicolae SIMION 

    • Party: Alliance for the Unity of Romanians / Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor 

  • Nicușor-Daniel DAN 

    • Party: Independent candidate 

Population and Registered Voters: 

Gender Data: 

  • Gender Quota:No legislated quotas for either body of parliament, voluntary quotas adopted by political parties. 

  • Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

Disability Data: 

  • Projected population with a disability: 3,049,516 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

Election Modified: May 16, 2025

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