A presidential election was held in Romania on November 28, 2004. 12 candidates competed for the office. As no candidate won more than 50% of the votes, a run-off was held on December 12, 2004, between the two leading candidates: prime minister Adrian Năstase of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) and Traian Băsescu of the opposition Justice and Truth alliance. In the second-round vote, Băsescu was elected President of Romania by a narrow majority of about 51% to 49% for his opponent. The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. ... Traian Băsescu (born November 4, 1951) is a Romanian politician. ... Categories: Lists of office-holders | Romanian history | Romanian Prime Ministers ... Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu () (born January 14, 1952) is a Romanian politician, the current Prime Minister of Romania — since December 28, 2004. ... 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The 2004 presidential election was held simultaneously with the legislative election. According to the 2003 amendment to the Romanian Constitution, the presidential term is now five years instead of four, meaning that in the future, legislative and presidential elections will be held separately, only coinciding every 20 years (2024, 2044, etc.). The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on November 28, 2004. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Romanian Constitution is the fundamental law that establishes the structure of the government of Romania, the rights and obligations of the countrys citizens, and its mode of passing laws. ...

Results

Traian Băsescu (born November 4, 1951) is a Romanian politician. ... 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. ... The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) is a centre-right (formerly social democrat) party of Romania. ... 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 (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is a major political party of Romania. ... Its headquarters, on Calea Victoriei This article refers to the current Conservative Party in Romania. ... Corneliu Vadim Tudor as a symbol of the Greater Romania Party on a 2004 campaign poster. ... Great Romania Party campaign poster for the Romanian presidential election, 2004. ... Headline text Béla Markó (born September 8, 1951) is a Romanian writer and politician of Hungarian ethnicity. ... 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. ... Gheorghe Ciuhandu (born 15 June 1947) is a Romanian politician. ... The National Peasants Party (PNT, Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc) was a political party in Romania, formed in 1926 by the fusion of the National Romanian Party from Transylvania and the Peasants Party. ... Gigi Becali in his home Gigi Becali (born George Becali, nicknamed Gigi or Jiji, born 25 June 1958) is a controversial Romanian politician and businessman, famous for being the owner of Steaua football club. ... The New Generation – Christian Democratic Party (Partidul Noua GeneraÅ£ie - CreÅŸtin Democrat, PNGCD; formerly Partidul Noua GeneraÅ£ie, PNG) is a nationalist, Christian democratic political party in Romania. ... Petre Roman (born July 22, 1946) is a Romanian politician, former Prime Minister of Romania from 1989 to 1991, when his government was overthrown by the intervention of the miners led by Miron Cozma. ... The Democratic Force( Forţa Democrată, FD) is a political party in Romania without parliamentary representation. ... Marian Petre MiluÅ£ (born December 29, 1955) is a Romanian businessman and politician. ... The Peoples Action (Acţiunea Populară) is a Romanian right-wing political party, founded and led by former President Emil Constantinescu. ... The Union for Romanian Reconstruction (Uniunea pentru ReconstrucÅ£ia României, URR) is a political party in Romania without parliamentary representation. ...

Winner by county in the first round

Winner by county in the runoff

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External links

• (Romanian) Central Electoral Bureau
• BBC News - Fraud worries in Romanian poll

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