General elections were held in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
on 26 November 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 10 December.
Former president
Ion Iliescu
Ion Iliescu (; born 3 March 1930) is a Romanian politician and engineer who served as President of Romania from 1989 until 1996 and from 2000 until 2004. Between 1996 and 2000 and also from 2004 to 2008, the year in which he retired, Iliescu ...
of the
Social Democracy Party of Romania (PDSR) was re-elected in the run-off, whilst the PDSR, as part of the
Social Democratic Pole of Romania The Social Democratic Pole of Romania ( ro, Polul Democrat-Social din România, PDSR) was an electoral alliance in Romania ruling from 2000 to 2004 in a coalition government.
History
Formation
It was founded by the Party of Social Democracy in Ro ...
, emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 155 of the 345 seats in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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and 65 of the 140 seats in the
Senate
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.
Presidential candidates
Results
President
In the second round, Theodor Stolojan, Mugur Isărescu, György Frunda, and Petre Roman positioned against Corneliu Vadim Tudor, without openly endorsing Ion Iliescu.
Parliament
Senate
The alliance named Social Democratic Pole of Romania was formed by PDSR, PSDR (2 senators), and PUR (4 senator). On 16 June 2001, PDSR and PSDR merged, forming the present-day PSD.
Chamber of Deputies
The Social Democratic Pole of Romania included the PDSR, PSDR (10 deputies), and PUR (6 deputies). On 16 June 2001, PDSR and PSDR merged, forming the present-day PSD.
Gallery
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Iliescu.svg, Ion Iliescu
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Vadim.svg, Corneliu Vadim Tudor
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Stolojan.svg, Theodor Stolojan
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Isarescu.svg, Mugur Isărescu
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Frunda.svg, György Frunda
References
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2000
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2000 elections in Romania
Presidential election
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
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2000
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November 2000 events in Europe
December 2000 events in Europe