Romanian legislative election, 1952

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 30 November 1952.^[1] They were the second held under undisguised Communist rule, and the first under a constitution adopted that September.^[2] Voters were presented with a single slate of candidates from the People's Democratic Front, which was dominated by the Romanian Workers Party.^[3] The Front won all 428 seats in the Great National Assembly.^[4] This election set the tone for all elections held in Romania until 1989. For the remainder of the Communist era, voters only had the choice of approving or rejecting a Communist-dominated list.

Electoral system

The new constitution was promulgated on 24 September 1952 and three days later a new electoral law was passed.^[5] Under the new system candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote. If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met.^[5] Candidates could be nominated by the People's Democratic Front or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front.^[5]

Results

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