General elections were held in

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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

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, emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 155 of the 345 seats in the

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and 65 of the 140 seats in the

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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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