COUNTRY	Republic of Romania
ELECTION TYPE	Predidential
DATE	November 28, 2004

• The office of the president of the Republic of Romania.

• Chief of State: President Ion ILIESCU
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Adrian NASTASE
• Assembly: Romania has a bicameral Parliament (Parlament or Parlamentul Romaniei) consisting of a Senate (Senat or Senatul) with 140 seats and a Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deuptatilor or Camera Deputatilor) with 345 seats.

• The president is elected by popular vote for a four-year term.
• In Parliament, members of both the Senate and Chamber of Deputies are elected via proportional representation system to serve four-year terms.

• Presidential Candidate: Traian BASESCU
  Bloc: Justice and Truth Coalition (DA)
  Total Votes: 5,126,794
  Percentage of Total Votes: 51.23%
  
  
• Presidential Candidate: Adrian NASTASE
  Party: Social Democratic Party (PDS)
  Total Votes: 44,881,520
  Percentage of Total Votes: 48.77%

• Presidential Candidate: Adrian NASTASE
  Party: Social Democratic Party (PDS)
  Total Votes: 4,278,864
  Percentage of Total Votes: 40.94%
  
  
• Presidential Candidate: Traian BASESCU*
  Bloc: Justice and Truth Coalition (DA)*
  Total Votes: 3,545,236
  Percentage of Total Votes: 33.92%

*Note: On October 2004, BASESCU replaced Theodor STOLOJAN after STOLOJAN withdrew due to health reasons.

**Note: This coalition consists of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Democratic Party (PD).

• Presidential Candidate: Corneliu Vadim TUDOR
  Party: Great Romania Party or Romania Mare Party (PRM)
  Total Votes: 1,313,714
  Percentage of Total Votes: 12.57%
  
  
• Presidential Candidate: Markó BÉLA
  Party: Hungarian Democratic Alliance of Romania (UDMR)
  Total Votes: 533,446
  Percentage of Total Votes: 5.10%
  
  
• Presidential Candidate: Gheorghe CIUHANDU
  Party: Democratic National Peasant Party (PNTCD)
  Total Votes: 198,394
  Percentage of Total Votes: 1.90%
  
  
• Presidential Candidate: Gigi BECALI
  Party: New Generation Party (PNG)
  Total Votes: 184,560
  Percentage of Total Votes: 1.77%

NATASE and BASESCU will advance to the second round of elections on December 12, 2004.

• The last presidential election took place on December 10 and 12, 2000. In this election, Ion ILESCU of the Party of Social Democracy of Romania-Social Democratic Party (PDSR-PSDR) won 66.84% of the votes while Corneliu VADIM TUDOR of the Great Romania Party secured 33.16% of the votes.

• Population: 22,355,551 (July 2004 estimate)
• Number of registered voters: 18,449,676

• Major election issues in Romania included economic reforms, government corruption, and resolution of ethnic tensions.

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