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The Chamber of Deputies (Romanian: Camera Deputaţilor) is the lower house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 332 seats, to which deputies are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms. Additionally, the organization of each national minority is entitled to a seat in the Chamber (under the limitation that a national minority is to be represented by one organization only). Romania elects on a national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. ... Romania will have the first round of the Presidential election on November 28, 2009 and the second round on December 12. ... Romanian legislative elections will be held on November 28, 2008. ... Romania will elect its members of the European Parliament for the first time on the second half of 2007; the election was initially scheduled for 13 May, but the PM postponed it for domestic political reasons. ... A presidential election was held in Romania on November 28, 2004. ... The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on November 28, 2004. ... Romanias administration is relatively centralised and administrative subdivisions are therefore fairly simplified. ... Map of development regions The development regions of Romania refer to the regional divisions created in Romania in 1998 in order to better co-ordinate regional development as Romania progressed towards accession to the European Union. ... Administrative map of Romania. ... The current legislation in Romania reglementates the status of the 265 cities according to their population and regional importance: Rank 0 - Bucharest, the capital of Romania - municipality of European importance Rank I - municipality of national importance, with regional role and potential influlence at European level Rank II - municipality of national... A municipality (municipiu in Romanian) is a level of administrative subdivision in Romania. ... The six sectors The Municipality of Bucharest (the capital of Romania) is divided into six administrative sectors (sectoare in Romanian), each of which has their own mayor and council, and has responsibility over local affairs, such as secondary streets, parks, schools and the cleaning services. ... List of Romanian Cities (by Population) See also List of cities in Romania (alphabetically) List of cities External link Map Categories: Cities in Romania | Lists of cities ... A commune (comună in Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. ... // Priorities Since December 1989, Romania has actively pursued a policy of strengthening relations with the West in general, more specifically with the United States and the European Union. ... Template:Foreign relations of Romania Romania joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on March 29, 2004 following the decision taken at the Prague Summit, in November 2002. ... Moldova and Romania have experienced many ups and downs in their relationship since Moldovas independence in 1991. ... Map of a unified Romanian-Moldovan state as advocated by the Unionist Movement. ... The following is a list of diplomatic missions of Romania, excluding honorary consulates. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senatul Camera DeputaÅ£ilor President of the Senate Nicolae Văcăroiu, PSD since 2004 President of the Chamber of Deputies Bogdan Olteanu, PNL since 2006 Members 469 137 senators 332 deputies Political groups (as of 2004 elections) Senate: PSD, PNL, PD,PRM, UDMR, PC, Independents Chamber... Chamber of Deputies is the name given to a legislative body, which may either be the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or the name of a unicameral one. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). ...

Party composition

2004-present

In Romania's 2004 legislative election, held on November 28, no party won an outright majority. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the largest number of seats but is currently in opposition because the Justice and Truth Alliance, the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, the Romanian Humanist Party(which later became the Conservative Party), and the National Minorities formed a governing coalition, giving it 177 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (47.9% of the total). The Conservative Party withdrew in December 2006, meaning that the government lost the majority in the Chamber of Deputies.^[1]. In April 2007 the liberal prime-minister, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, dismissed the Democratic Party ministers from the government and formed a minority government with the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, marking the end of the Justice and Truth Alliance.^[2] The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on November 28, 2004. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Its headquarters, on Calea Victoriei This article refers to the current Conservative Party in Romania. ... Călin-Constantin-Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu () (born January 14, 1952) is a Romanian politician who has been the Prime Minister of Romania since December 28, 2004. ...

The current president of the Chamber of Deputies is Bogdan Olteanu from the National Liberal Party, who was elected on March 20, 2006, after the former president, Adrian Năstase, was forced by his own party (the Social Democratic Party, PSD) to step down amidst allegations of corruption. Bogdan Olteanu (born 29 October 1971) is a Romanian politician and lawyer, currently the president of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Romanian Parliament. ... The Partidul NaÅ£ional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament, being edged out only by the Social Democratic Party. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adrian Năstase (born June 22, 1950) is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004. ... The Social Democratic Party of Romania (Partidul Social Democrat or PSD) is the governing party of Romania. ...

Since the 2004 elections, several deputies from the PSD switched to other parties (including the governing Justice and Truth Alliance) or became independents, with the total number of PSD seats being reduced from 113 to 105. The number of Justice and Truth Alliance deputies also increased from 112 to 118, making it the largest formation in parliament as of October 2006. This changed again in December 2006, leaving the PSD with 107 seats and the Justice and Truth Alliance with 101. Since April 2007 the Justice and Truth Alliance has split leaving the two former members with 51 respectively 50 members. Deputies elected in the European Parliament in the 2007 election have resigned, thus reducing the number of deputies at 314 as of 4 December 2007. Justice and Truth (in Romanian Dreptate şi adevăr, or D.A. for short) is a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centre-left reformist Democratic Party (PD). ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... Romania will elect its members of the European Parliament for the first time on the second half of 2007; the election was initially scheduled for 13 May, but the PM postponed it for domestic political reasons. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

In the table below, parties in bold are currently part of the governing coalition. (source)

The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is a major political party of Romania. ... The Partidul Naţional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament, being edged out only by the Social Democratic Party. ... Great Romania Party campaign poster for the Romanian presidential election, 2004. ... The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, (also Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a Romanian political alliance, effectively (though not officially) a party, representing ethnic Hungarians in Romania. ... Its headquarters, on Calea Victoriei This article refers to the current Conservative Party in Romania. ...

2000-2004

Elections to the Chamber of Deputies were held on November 26, 2000, in which the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) won plurality. The governing majority was formed from the PSD and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), which, with 182 members, made up 54.8% of seats. The president of the Chamber of Deputies during this period was Valer Dorneanu, who was elected on December 15, 2000. The distribution of seats was as follows: Chamber of Deputies is the name given to a legislative body, which may either be the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or the name of a unicameral one. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, (also Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a Romanian political alliance, effectively (though not officially) a party, representing ethnic Hungarians in Romania. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

The Social Democratic Party of Romania (Partidul Social Democrat or PSD) is the governing party of Romania. ... Great Romania Party campaign poster for the Romanian presidential election, 2004. ... The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) is a centre-right (formerly social democrat) party of Romania. ... The Partidul Naţional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament, being edged out only by the Social Democratic Party. ... The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, (also Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a Romanian political alliance, effectively (though not officially) a party, representing ethnic Hungarians in Romania. ...

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

Main article: President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies consists of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, four vice-presidents, four secretaries, and four quaestors. The President of the Standing Bureau also serves as the President of the Chamber of Deputies. The President is elected, by secret ballot, for the duration of the legislative period. All the other members are elected at the beginning of each parliamentary session. ^[3]

Adrian Năstase (born June 22, 1950) is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004. ... Adrian Năstase (born June 22, 1950) is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004. ... Bogdan Olteanu (born 29 October 1971) is a Romanian politician and lawyer, currently the president of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Romanian Parliament. ...

Notes

1. ^ Guvern minoritar (Minority government), Evenimentul Zilei, December 4, 2006
2. ^ "Romania's prime minister names new Cabinet of minority government", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), April 2, 2007.
3. ^ Regulamentul Camerei Deputaţilor

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External links

• Official web site of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

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