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– Committee for Industries and Services ( ro, Comisia pentru industrii și servicii);
– Committee for Transport and Infrastructure ( ro, Comisia pentru transporturi și infrastructură);
– Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Food Industry and Specific Services ( ro, Comisia pentru agricultură, silvicultură, industrie alimentară și servicii specifice);
– Committee for Human Rights, Cults and National Minorities Issues ( ro, Comisia pentru drepturile omului, culte și problemele minorităților naționale);
– Committee for Public Administration and Territorial Planning ( ro, Comisia pentru administrație publică și amenajarea teritoriului);
– Committee for the Environment and Ecological Balance ( ro, Comisia pentru mediu și echilibru ecologic);
– Committee for Labour and Social Protection ( ro, Comisia pentru muncă și protecţie socială);
– Committee for Health and Family ( ro, Comisia pentru sănătate și familie);
– Committee for Teaching ( ro, Comisia pentru învățământ);
– Committee for Culture, Arts, Mass Information Means ( ro, Comisia pentru cultură, arte, mijloace de informare în masă);
– Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline and Immunities ( ro, Comisia juridică, de disciplină și imunități);
– Committee for Defence, Public Order and National Security ( ro, Comisia pentru apărare, ordine publică și siguranță națională);
– Committee for Foreign Policy ( ro, Comisia pentru politică externă);
– Committee for the Investigation of Abuses, Corrupt Practices and for Petitions ( ro, Comisia pentru cercetarea abuzurilor, corupției și pentru petiții);
– Committee for Standing Orders ( ro, Comisia pentru regulament);
– Committee for Information Technology and Communications ( ro, Comisia pentru tehnologia informației și comunicațiilor);
– Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men ( ro, Comisia pentru egalitatea de șanse pentru femei și bărbați);
– Committee for the Romanian Communities from Outside the Borders of the Country ( ro, Comisia pentru comunitățile de români din afara granițelor țării);
– Committee for European Affairs ( ro, Comisia pentru afaceri europene);
– Committee for Constitutionality ( ro, Comisia pentru constituționalitate);
– Committee for Science and Technology ( ro, Comisia pentru știință și tehnologie);
– Committee for Youth and Sport ( ro, Comisia pentru tineret și sport). , voting_system1 = 1992–2008, since 2016:
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The Chamber of Deputies ( ro, Camera Deputaților) is the
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in
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bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...
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. It has 330 total seats to which
deputies A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for ex ...
are elected by direct popular vote using
party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation (list-PR) is a subset of proportional representation electoral systems in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through their position on an electoral list. They can also be us ...
to serve four-year terms. Additionally, the organisation of each national ethnic minority is entitled to a seat in the Chamber (under the limitation that a national minority is to be represented by one organisation only).


Leadership and structure


Standing Bureau

The ( ro, Biroul Permanent) is the body elected by the deputies that rules the Chamber. Its president is the President of the Chamber, who is elected for a whole legislature (usually four years). All the other members are elected at the beginning of each
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. There is one president, and four each of vice presidents, quaestors, and secretaries. The current composition is listed below.


Last President of Chamber Election:

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Committees of the Chamber

Standing committees and current leadership are listed below. }) , Costel Dunava ,
PSD PSD may refer to: Educational bodies * Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Philippine School Doha, a Filipino schoo ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Budget, Finance and Banks
( ro, Comisia pentru buget, finanțe și bănci) , Bogdan Huțucă , PNL , 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Industries and Services
( ro, Comisia pentru industrii și servicii) , Sándor Bende ,
UDMR The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR; hu, Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; ro, Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a political party in Romania which aims to represent the significant Hungarian m ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Transport and Infrastructure
( ro, Comisia pentru transporturi și infrastructură) , Ciprian Constantin Șerban ,
PSD PSD may refer to: Educational bodies * Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Philippine School Doha, a Filipino schoo ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Food Industry and Specific Services
( ro, Comisia pentru agricultură, silvicultură, industrie alimentară și servicii specifice) , Adrian Chesnoiu ,
PSD PSD may refer to: Educational bodies * Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Philippine School Doha, a Filipino schoo ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Human Rights, Cults and National Minorities Issues
( ro, Comisia pentru drepturile omului, culte și problemele minorităților naționale) , Iusein Ibram , Minorities , 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Public Administration and Territorial Planning
( ro, Comisia pentru administrație publică și amenajarea teritoriului) , Simona Bucura Oprescu ,
PSD PSD may refer to: Educational bodies * Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Philippine School Doha, a Filipino schoo ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for the Environment and Ecological Balance
( ro, Comisia pentru mediu și echilibru ecologic) , George Cătălin Stângă , PNL , 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Labour and Social Protection
( ro, Comisia pentru muncă și protecţie socială) , Oana Țoiu ,
USR USR may refer to: * USRobotics, a technology firm * USR (Guadeloupe football club), in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe * U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, a fictional robot manufacturer * /usr, directory in Unix systems, see Filesystem Hierarchy Standard ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Health and Family
( ro, Comisia pentru sănătate și familie) ,
Nelu Tătaru Nelu Tătaru (born September 30, 1972) is a Romanian politician. He was born in Vaslui and studied medicine at the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iași. A member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), he was elected to the ...
, PNL , 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Teaching
( ro, Comisia pentru învățământ) , Natalia Intotero ,
PSD PSD may refer to: Educational bodies * Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Philippine School Doha, a Filipino schoo ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Culture, Arts, Mass Information Means
( ro, Comisia pentru cultură, arte, mijloace de informare în masă) , Iulian Bulai ,
USR USR may refer to: * USRobotics, a technology firm * USR (Guadeloupe football club), in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe * U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, a fictional robot manufacturer * /usr, directory in Unix systems, see Filesystem Hierarchy Standard ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline and Immunities
( ro, Comisia juridică, de disciplină și imunități) , Mihai Badea ,
USR USR may refer to: * USRobotics, a technology firm * USR (Guadeloupe football club), in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe * U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, a fictional robot manufacturer * /usr, directory in Unix systems, see Filesystem Hierarchy Standard ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Defence, Public Order and National Security
( ro, Comisia pentru apărare, ordine publică și siguranță națională) , Constantin Șovăială , PNL , 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Foreign Policy
( ro, Comisia pentru politică externă) , Rozália Biró ,
UDMR The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR; hu, Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; ro, Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a political party in Romania which aims to represent the significant Hungarian m ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for the Investigation of Abuses, Corrupt Practices and for Petitions
( ro, Comisia pentru cercetarea abuzurilor, corupției și pentru petiții) , Steluța Cătăniciu ,
PSD PSD may refer to: Educational bodies * Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Philippine School Doha, a Filipino schoo ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Standing Orders
( ro, Comisia pentru regulament) , Gheorghe Șimon ,
PSD PSD may refer to: Educational bodies * Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Philippine School Doha, a Filipino schoo ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Information Technology and Communications
( ro, Comisia pentru tehnologia informației și comunicațiilor) , Ion Sabin Sărmaș , PNL , 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men
( ro, Comisia pentru egalitatea de șanse pentru femei și bărbați) , Dan Tănasă ,
AUR AUR, or aur, may refer to: * Acute urinary retention * African Union of Railways * Alliance for Romanian Unity * Alliance for the Union of Romanians * American University of Rome * Arch User Repository * Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands * Auriga const ...
, February 2021 , - !scope="row", Committee for the Romanian Communities from Outside the Borders of the Country
( ro, Comisia pentru comunitățile de români din afara granițelor țării) , Gigel Știrbu , PNL , 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for European Affairs
( ro, Comisia pentru afaceri europene) , Ștefan Moșoiu ,
PSD PSD may refer to: Educational bodies * Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Philippine School Doha, a Filipino schoo ...
, 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Constitutionality
( ro, Comisia pentru constituționalitate) , Ringo Dămureanu ,
AUR AUR, or aur, may refer to: * Acute urinary retention * African Union of Railways * Alliance for Romanian Unity * Alliance for the Union of Romanians * American University of Rome * Arch User Repository * Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands * Auriga const ...
, February 2021 , - !scope="row", Committee for Science and Technology
( ro, Comisia pentru știință și tehnologie) , Dragoș Zisopol , Minorities , 22 December 2020 , - !scope="row", Committee for Youth and Sport
( ro, Comisia pentru tineret și sport) , Tudor Pop ,
USR USR may refer to: * USRobotics, a technology firm * USR (Guadeloupe football club), in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe * U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, a fictional robot manufacturer * /usr, directory in Unix systems, see Filesystem Hierarchy Standard ...
, 22 December 2020


Party composition


2020–2024

, - ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Party ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Election seating ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 , Lost ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 , Won ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Present seating , - ! style="text-align:center;" , Seats ! style="text-align:center;" , % ! style="text-align:center;" , Seats ! style="text-align:center;" , % , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" ,
Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 110 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 33.33% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 105 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 31.81% , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" , National Liberal Party , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 93 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 28.18% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 16 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 3 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 80 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 24.24% , - , ! style="background-color: #00AAE7" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Save Romania Union The Save Romania Union ( ro, Uniunea Salvați România, USR) is a liberal political party active in Romania and Moldova, currently the third largest party in the Parliament with 43 deputies and 22 senators, and fifth at national level (following ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 55 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 16.66% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 9 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 46 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 13.93% , - , ! style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Alliance for the Union of Romanians The Alliance for the Union of Romanians ( ro, Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor, AUR) is a right-wing populist and nationalist political party currently active in Romania and Moldova. It was founded on 19 September 2019. This was done with the ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 33 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 10.00% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 10 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 24 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 7.27% , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 21 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6.36% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 20 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6.06% , - , ! style="background-color: #000000" ,   , style="text-align:left;" , Parties of ethnic minorities , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 18 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 5.45% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 18 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 5.45% , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" ,
Force of the Right Force of the Right ( ro, Forța Dreptei, FD), sometimes translated as Right's Force or Right Force, is a liberal-conservative political party in Romania founded in December 2021 by Ludovic Orban, former National Liberal Party (PNL) president and ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 17 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 16 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 4.84% , - , ! style="background-color: #c40075" ,   , style="text-align:left;" ,
Renewing Romania's European Project Renewing Romania's European Project ( ro, Reînnoim Proiectul European al României, REPER) is a social liberal and pro-European political party in Romania. It is a splinter of the Save Romania Union (USR) currently led by Dragoș Pîslaru and ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 7 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 7 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 2.12% , - , ! style="background-color: #0066B6" ,   , style="text-align:left;" ,
Social Liberal Humanist Party The Social Liberal Humanist Party ( ro, Partidul Umanist Social Liberal, PUSL), formerly Humanist Power Party (Social-Liberal) ( ro, Partidul Puterii Umaniste (social-liberal), PPU-SL) is a centrist to centre-left political party in Romania. It ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 4 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 4 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1.21% , - , ! style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Romanian Nationhood Party The Romanian Nationhood Party ( ro, Partidul Neamul Românesc, NR or PNR) is a far-right, Romanian nationalist political party. It was founded by Ninel Peia, a former member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). The party is critical of Hungari ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 4 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 4 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1.21% , - , ! style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,
The Right Alternative The Right Alternative ( ro, Alternativa Dreaptă, AD) is a right-wing political party in Romania. It was founded and registered on 9 August 2019. The Right Alternative is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists The European C ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 3 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 3 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0.90% , - , ! style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Alliance for the Homeland The Alliance for the Homeland ( ro, Alianța pentru Patrie, ApP) is a nationalist political party in Romania. History The party was founded on 19 September 2021 by Codrin Ștefănescu and promoted by Liviu Dragnea, who was the leader of the ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0.30% , - , ! style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Association of Italians of Romania , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0.30% , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" , Independents , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 12 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 14 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 2 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0.60% , - ! align=left colspan=2, Total ! 330 ! 100 ! colspan=2 , — ! 330 ! 100


2016–2020

, - ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Party ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Election seating ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 , Lost ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 , Won ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , End seating , - ! style="text-align:center;" , Seats ! style="text-align:center;" , % ! style="text-align:center;" , Seats ! style="text-align:center;" , % , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" ,
Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 154 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 46.8% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 65 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 28 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 117 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 35.56% , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" , National Liberal Party , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 69 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 20.97% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 3 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 66 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 20.06% , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" ,
Save Romania Union The Save Romania Union ( ro, Uniunea Salvați România, USR) is a liberal political party active in Romania and Moldova, currently the third largest party in the Parliament with 43 deputies and 22 senators, and fifth at national level (following ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 30 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 9.11% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 11 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 25 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 7.59% , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 21 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6.38% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 1 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 20 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6.07% , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" , Alliance of Liberals and Democrats , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 20 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6.07% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 10 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 4 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 14 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 4.26% , - ,   , style="text-align:left;" ,
People's Movement Party The People's Movement Party ( ro, Partidul Mișcarea Populară, PMP) is a minor extra-parliamentary nominally centre-right Christian democratic, national-conservative political party in Romania. History The PMP was created as a political founda ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 18 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 5.47% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 9 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 15 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 4.55% , - , ! style="background-color: #000000" ,   , style="text-align:left;" , Parties of ethnic minorities , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 17 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 5.17% , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 17 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 5.17% , - , ! style="background-color: ,   , style="text-align:left;" ,
PRO Romania PRO Romania (, PRO) is a minor extra-parliamentary Social liberalism, social liberal list of political parties in Romania, political party in Romania. History The founding of PRO Romania was initiated in 2017 by former Prime Minister Victor Po ...
, style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , — , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 0 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 21 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 21 , style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" , 6.38% , - , ! style="background-color: ,   , style="text-align:left;" ,
Humanist Power Party The Social Liberal Humanist Party ( ro, Partidul Umanist Social Liberal, PUSL), formerly Humanist Power Party (Social-Liberal) ( ro, Partidul Puterii Umaniste (social-liberal), PPU-SL) is a centrist to centre-left political party in Romania. It ...
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2012–2016


2008–2012


2004–2008

In Romania's 2004 legislative election, held on 28 November, no party won an outright majority. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the largest number of seats but is currently in opposition because the
Justice and Truth Alliance The Justice and Truth Alliance (originally in ro, Alianţa Dreptate şi Adevăr; or D.A. for short, meaning "yes" in Romanian) was a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania, namely the centre-right liberal National Liberal ...
(DA), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ), the Romanian Humanist Party (which later became the Conservative Party), and the National Minorities formed a governing coalition, giving it 177 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (47.9% of the total). The
Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...
(PC) withdrew in December 2006, meaning that the government lost the majority in the Chamber of Deputies. In April 2007, then national liberal Prime Minister,
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (; born 14 January 1952) is a Romanian politician who was Prime Minister of Romania from 29 December 2004 to 22 December 2008. He was also president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the vice-pre ...
, dismissed the Democratic Party ministers from the government and formed a minority government with the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania, marking the end of the Justice and Truth Alliance. During the 2004–2008 legislature, the president of the Chamber of Deputies was
Bogdan Olteanu Bogdan Olteanu (born 29 October 1971) is a Romanian politician and lawyer. He was the president of the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of the Romanian Parliament) between 2006 and 2008. Olteanu had formerly been a member of the National L ...
from the National Liberal Party (PNL), who was elected on 20 March 2006, after the Chamber's former president, Adrian Năstase, was forced by his own party (the
Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...
, PSD) to step down amidst corruption allegations. After the 2004 elections, several deputies from the PSD switched to other parties (including the governing
Justice and Truth Alliance The Justice and Truth Alliance (originally in ro, Alianţa Dreptate şi Adevăr; or D.A. for short, meaning "yes" in Romanian) was a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania, namely the centre-right liberal National Liberal ...
) or became independents, with the total number of PSD seats being reduced from 113 to 105. The number of Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) deputies also increased from 112 to 118, making it the largest formation in parliament as of October 2006. This changed again in December 2006, leaving the PSD with 107 seats and the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) with 101. Since April 2007 the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) has split leaving the two former members with 51 respectively 50 members. Deputies elected to the
European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...
in the 2007 election resigned, thus reducing the number of deputies to 314 as of 4 December 2007. A new
election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
was held in 2008. The table below gives the state of play before the 2008 election; parties in bold were part of the governing coalition. That coalition was tacitly supported by the PSD.


2000–2004

Elections to the Chamber of Deputies were held on 26 November 2000, in which the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) won plurality. The governing majority was formed from the PSD and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ), which, with 182 members, made up 54.8% of seats. The president of the Chamber of Deputies during this period was
Valer Dorneanu Valer Dorneanu (born 21 November 1944) is a Romanian politician and jurist. A prominent member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Dorneanu was the president of the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of the Romanian Parliament) between Decemb ...
, who was elected on 15 December 2000. The distribution of seats was as follows:


1996–2000


1992–1996


1990–1992


See also

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President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania is the deputy elected to preside over the meetings in the lower chamber of the Parliament of Romania. The President of the Chamber of Deputies is also the president of the Standing Bureau of t ...


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