Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 9 March 1980.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1591 The

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, dominated by the

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and including other mass organisations, was the only organisation 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.''

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Federal Research Division, December 1989. The Front won all 369 seats in the

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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1612

Electoral system

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

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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.

Results

References

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