Romanian general election, 1990

Romanian Presidential election
Romania
20 May 1990
 
Nominee Ion Iliescu Radu Câmpeanu Ion Rațiu
Party FSN PNL PNŢ-CD
Popular vote 12,232,498 1,529,188 617,007
Percentage 85.07% 10.64% 4.29%
President before election

Ion Iliescu
FSN

 Elected President

Ion Iliescu
FSN

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General elections were held in Romania on 20 May 1990.[1] They were the first elections held after the overthrow of the Communist regime six months earlier, and also the first public presidential elections.[1] They were also the first free elections held in the country since 1937.[2]

Ion Iliescu was elected President, whilst the National Salvation Front won 263 of the 395 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 91 of the 118 seats in the Senate.

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Ion IliescuNational Salvation Front12,232,49885.1
Radu CâmpeanuNational Liberal Party1,529,18810.6
Ion RațiuChristian Democratic National Peasants' Party617,0074.3
Invalid/blank votes447,923–
Total14,826,616100
Registered voters/turnout17,200,72286.2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Parliament

Senate

Senate results
Party Votes % Seats
National Salvation Front9,353,00667.0291
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania1,004,3537.2012
National Liberal Party985,0947.0610
Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party348,6372.501
Ecological Movement of Romania341,4782.501
Alliance for Romanian Unity300,4732.152
Romanian Democratic Agrarian Party221,7901.590
Ecologist Party of Romania192,5741.381
Romanian Socialist Democratic Party152,9891.100
Romanian Social Democratic Party69,7620.500
Democratic Group of the Centre65,4400.470
National Reconstruction Party52,4650.380
Party of Free Change46,2470.330
Democratic Party of Labour44,3600.320
Liberal Union–Bratiănu35,9430.260
Party of Young Free Democrats32,5060.230
Cooperatist Party22,8690.160
Christian Democratic Union21,2100.150
Democratic Union of the Roma of Romania19,8470.140
Democratic Forum of Germans19,1050.140
Liberal Party of Freedom of Romania14,5460.100
Democratic Enivronmentalist Party14,4960.100
Party of Democratic Unity14,0090.100
Party of Democratic Unity of Moldova13,1110.090
Party of Labour11,3970.080
Republican Christian Party11,0450.080
Grouping of the Centre 'New Romania'9,4050.070
Humanistic Ecological Party - founded in Arad8,8880.060
Turkish Muslim Democratic Union8,4390.060
Union of the Ukrainians of Romania8,3100.060
Party Christian Orthodox Union7,3240.050
Democratic Union 'Tara Oasului'7,1310.050
Party of Christian Union of Romania7,0450.050
Romanian Christian Social Democratic Party6,9640.050
Party of the Gypsies of Romania5,5650.040
Party of Social Justice5,3440.040
Party Alliance for Democracy4,9580.040
Party of Labour and Social Justice of Romania4,4000.030
Romanian Party for a New Society3,8600.030
Romanian Peasant Party3,5470.030
Republican Union Party3,2800.020
Party for National and Democratic Reconstruction3,2280.020
Democratic Party of Cluj2,7510.020
Radical Democratic Party2,6000.020
Free Democratic Union of Roma of Romania2,5050.020
Romanian Popular Front of National Salvation1,6600.010
Association of Former Political Prisoners/Detainees and Victims of the Dictatorship in Romania1,6130.010
Humanitarian Party of Peace1,5990.010
Constitutional Democratic Party of Romania1,2240.010
Party for the Honouring of the Heroes of the Revolution and National Salvation1,0890.010
Romanian National Party1,0190.010
Party Democratic Future of the Motherland1,0080.010
Democratic Progressive Party9140.010
Union of Poles of Romania8480.010
National Republican Party7540.010
Workers Alliance 'Freedom' Anticommunist and Antifascist6720.000
National Progressive Party6340.000
Party of the Romanian House of Democratic Europe5530.000
Movement 'Young Democracy'4620.000
Independents427,5353.061
Invalid/blank votes869,584––
Total14,825,764100119
Registered voters/turnout17,200,72286.2–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, University of Essex

Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies results
Party Votes % Seats
National Salvation Front9,089,65966.31263
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania991,6017.2329
National Liberal Party879,2906.4129
Ecological Movement of Romania358,8642.6212
Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party351,3572.5612
Alliance for Romanian Unity290,8752.129
Romanian Democratic Agrarian Party250,4031.839
Ecologist Party of Romania232,2121.698
Romanian Socialist Democratic Party143,3931.055
Romanian Social Democratic Party73,0140.532
Democratic Group of the Centre65,9140.482
Democratic Party of Labour52,5950.381
Party of Free Change47,0170.341
National Reconstruction Party43,8080.321
Party of Young Free Democrats43,1880.321
Democratic Forum of Germans38,7680.281
Liberal Union–Bratiănu36,8690.271
Democratic Union of the Roma of Romania29,1620.211
Democratic Enivronmentalist Party26,0580.190
Cooperatist Party24,7490.180
Christian Democratic Union24,0010.180
United Democratic Party of the Roma Woodworkers and Fiddlers in Romania21,8470.160
Romanian Peasant Party21,5880.160
Liberal Party of Freedom of Romania20,7440.150
Community of the Lippovan Russians17,9740.131
Party Christian Orthodox Union17,5210.130
Socialist Party of Justice17,4840.130
Party of the Gypsies of Romania16,8650.120
Party of Democratic Unity from Moldova16,8630.120
Party of Democratic Unity16,3540.120
Union of the Ukrainians of Romania16,1790.121
Party of Christian Union14,9020.110
Humanistic Ecological Party12,7390.090
Romanian Party for the New Society12,3050.090
Party of Labour10,7440.080
Democratic Union of the Serbs of Romania9,0950.071
Grouping of the Centre 'New Romania'9,0730.070
Christian Republican Party8,9390.070
Turkish Muslim Democratic Union8,6000.061
Democratic Christian Party of the Roma of Romania7,9390.060
Party Alliance for Democracy6,6950.050
Democratic Union 'Tara Oasului'6,2150.050
Romanian Social Democratic Christian Party6,1940.050
Romanian Popular Front of National Salvation5,2080.040
Hellenic Union of Romania4,9320.041
Free Democratic Union of Roma in Romania4,6050.030
Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania4,5840.031
National Romanian Party3,9830.030
Bulgarian Union of Banat – Bulgarian Cultural Association from Bucharest3,4510.031
Radical Democratic Party3,2400.020
Party for National and Democratic Reconstruction3,2230.020
Republican Union Party2,6930.020
Independent Hungarian Party2,5780.020
Modern Democratic Movement2,4880.020
Union of Poles of Romania2,3720.021
Forum of Democracy and National Unity of Romania2,1760.020
Party of Labour and Social Justice of Romania2,1460.020
Party of the Democratic Future of the Motherland2,0910.020
Party of Social Justice (New Democracy) of the North West of Romania2,0730.020
National Republican Party1,6100.010
Progressive Democratic Party1,4950.010
Association of Former Political Prisoners/Detainees and Victims of the Dictatorship in Romania1,4040.010
National Progressive Party1,1160.010
Democratic Constitutional Party of Romania9460.010
Party for the Honouring of the Heroes of the Revolution and National Salvation8910.010
Democratic Party of Cluj4250.000
Union of Armenians of Romania3990.001
Party of the Romanian House of Democratic Europe3900.000
Movement 'Young Democracy'3280.000
Independents256,6561.90
Invalid/blank votes1,118,605––
Total14,825,017100395
Registered voters/turnout17,200,72286.1–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, University of Essex

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Reaves, Joseph A. Romanians Hope Free Elections Mark Revolution's Next Stage. Chicago Tribune, 1990-03-30.