Parliamentary elections were held in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
on 2 March 1969.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1591 ] The
Front of Socialist Unity, which had been formed a year earlier to replace the
People's Democratic Front, was the only organization that contested the election;
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1604] no prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's approval.
[Electoral system]
''Romania: A country study.'' Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...
Federal Research Division, December 1989. Like the People's Democratic Front, the Front of Socialist Unity was dominated by the
Romanian Communist Party.
[ The Front won all 465 seats in the ]Great National Assembly Great National Assembly or Grand National Assembly may refer to:
* Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia, an assembly of Romanian delegates that declared the unification of Transylvania and Romania
* Great National Assembly (Socialist Republic of ...
.[Nohlen & Stöver, p1612]
Electoral system
These were the first elections held under the 1965 constitution. Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote.[Nohlen & Stöver, p1583] If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Univ ...
in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met.[ Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.][
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Results
References
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Parliamentary elections in Romania
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
1969 in Romania
One-party elections
March 1969 events in Europe
1969 elections in Romania