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President of Romania

The president of Romania (Romanian: Președintele României) is the head of state of Romania. The president is directly elected by a two-round system, and, following a modification to the Romanian Constitution in 2003, serves for five years. An individual may serve two terms that may be consecutive. During their term in office, the president may not be a formal member of a political party. The president of Romania is the supreme commander of the Romanian Armed Forces. The office of president was created in 1974 when communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu elevated the presidency of the State Council to a fully fledged executive presidency. It took its current form in stages after the Romanian Revolution, culminating in adopting Romania's current constitution in 1991. Nicușor Dan is the 6th and current president since 26 May 2025.

Infobox

Style
mw- Mr. President (informal)
Status
Head of stateCommander-in-chief
Member of
Supreme Council of National Defence European Council
Residence
Cotroceni Palace
Appointer
Popular vote
Term length
Five years,renewable once
Constituting instrument
Constitution of Romania (1991)
Inaugural holder
Nicolae Ceaușescu (first established)Ion Iliescu (current constitution)
Formation
28 March 1974; 51 years ago (1974-03-28)8 December 1991; 34 years ago (1991-12-08) (current form)
Deputy
President of the Senate
Salary
324,000 lei annually (2015)
Website
Președintele României

Tables

· Latest election
Votes
Votes
Candidate
Votes
Candidate
%
Party
Votes
First round
%
Total
Total
Candidate
Total
Candidate
9,430,274
Party
100.00
First round
11,507,695
First round
100.00
Valid votes
Valid votes
Candidate
Valid votes
Candidate
9,430,274
Party
98.52
First round
11,507,695
First round
98.85
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Candidate
Invalid/blank votes
Candidate
141,466
Party
1.48
First round
134,171
First round
1.15
Total votes
Total votes
Candidate
Total votes
Candidate
9,571,740
Party
100.00
First round
11,641,866
First round
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
Registered voters/turnout
Candidate
Registered voters/turnout
Candidate
17,988,031
Party
53.21
First round
17,988,218
First round
64.72
Source: Permanent Electoral Authority
Source: Permanent Electoral Authority
Candidate
Source: Permanent Electoral Authority
Candidate
Party
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
George Simion
Alliance for the Union of Romanians
3,862,761
40.96
5,339,053
46.40
Nicușor Dan
Independent
1,979,767
20.99
6,168,642
53.60
Crin Antonescu
Romania Forward Electoral Alliance
1,892,930
20.07
Victor Ponta
Independent
1,230,164
13.04
Elena Lasconi
Save Romania Union
252,721
2.68
Lavinia Șandru
Social Liberal Humanist Party
60,682
0.64
Daniel Funeriu
Independent
49,604
0.53
Cristian Terheș
Romanian National Conservative Party
36,445
0.39
Sebastian Popescu [ro]
New Romania Party
25,994
0.28
John Ion Banu [ro]
Independent
22,020
0.23
Silviu Predoiu [ro]
National Action League Party
17,186
0.18
Total
9,430,274
100.00
11,507,695
100.00
Valid votes
9,430,274
98.52
11,507,695
98.85
Invalid/blank votes
141,466
1.48
134,171
1.15
Total votes
9,571,740
100.00
11,641,866
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
17,988,031
53.21
17,988,218
64.72
Source: Permanent Electoral Authority

References

  1. Endorsed by POT
  2. Endorsed by DREPT, PMP, FD, REPER, RîA, PV, USR, SENS and EMSZ
  3. Endorsed by ethnic minority parties
  4. Endorsed by PER, PRO, RoSAT, PRM and PPMP
  5. Ziare.com
    http://www.ziare.com/klaus-johannis/victor-ponta/cat-vor-castiga-iohannis-si-ponta-dupa-majorarea-salariilor-demnitarilor-1372270
  6. "Romania's new president is sworn in as a political crisis eases, but challenges loom"
    https://apnews.com/article/romania-president-nicusor-dan-europe-economy-inauguration-f995ec7453251ef559064037d7e355b5
  7. Romania: a country study
    https://lccn.loc.gov/90006449
  8. Constitution of 1991, as revised in 2003 "Article 82: Validation of mandate and oath-taking", retrieved on 7 July 2012
    http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?den=act2_2&par1=3#t3c2s0a82
  9. www.cdep.ro
    http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?den=act2_2&par1=3#t3c2
  10. Art. 63, (3) of the Constitution
  11. Art. 66, (2) of the Constitution
  12. Constitutional Court Decision No. 682 (27 June 2012)
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160321182832/https://www.ccr.ro/files/products/D0682_12.pdf
  13. "Curtea Constitutionala a invalidat referendumul cu scorul 6–3. Traian Basescu revine la Cotroceni"
    http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-13063437-ora-10-00-incepe-sedinta-curtii-constitutionale-care-urmeaza-decida-daca-referendumul-este-sau-nu-valid.htm
  14. Observator News
    https://observatornews.ro/politic/presedintele-klaus-iohannis-face-declaratii-de-presa-de-la-ora-1410-609560.html
  15. Constitution of 1991, as revised in 2003 "Article 97: Vacancy of office", retrieved on 11 April 2010
    http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?den=act2_2&par1=3#t3c2s0a97
  16. Constitution of 1991, as revised in 2003 "Article 97: Vacancy of office; paragraph (2)", retrieved on 22 August 2012
    http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?den=act2_2&par1=3#t3c2s0a97
  17. Constitution of 1991, as revised in 2003 "Article 98: Interim of office", retrieved on 11 April 2010
    http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?den=act2_2&par1=3#t3c2s0a98
  18. prezenta.roaep.ro
    https://prezenta.roaep.ro/prezidentiale04052025/pv/romania/results/
  19. Prezență vot
    https://prezenta.roaep.ro/prezidentiale18052025/
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