2000 Romanian general election

2000 Romanian general election

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Presidential election
26 November 2000 (first round) 10 December 2000 (second round)
Turnout	65.31% (first round) 57.50% (second round)
Nominee Ion Iliescu Corneliu Vadim Tudor Party PDSR PRM Popular vote 6,696,623 3,324,247 Percentage 66.83% 33.17%
First round results Second round results Iliescu:   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Tudor:   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% Frunda:   30–40%   70–80%   80–90%
President before election Emil Constantinescu CDR Elected President Ion Iliescu PDSR
Parliamentary election
26 November 2000
All 140 seats in the Senate All 345 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Turnout	65.31%[1][2]
Party Leader % Seats +/– Chamber of Deputies PDSR Ion Iliescu 36.61 155 +64 PRM Corneliu Vadim Tudor 19.48 84 +65 PD Petre Roman 7.03 31 −12 PNL Mircea Ionescu-Quintus 6.89 30 −3 UDMR Béla Markó 6.80 27 +2 Minority parties Varujan Pambuccian[a] 2.57 18 +3 Senate PDSR Ion Iliescu 37.09 65 +24 PRM Corneliu Vadim Tudor 21.01 37 +29 PD Petre Roman 7.58 13 −9 PNL Mircea Ionescu-Quintus 7.48 13 −11 UDMR Béla Markó 6.90 12 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results for the Chamber of Deputies and Senate Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate Mugur Isărescu Independent[b] Adrian Năstase PDSR

General elections were held in Romania on 26 November 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 10 December.^[3] Former president Ion 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 (PDSR), emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 155 of the 345 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 65 of the 140 seats in the Senate. The 2000 Romanian presidential election was the fourth of its kind held in post-1989 Romania.

Presidential candidates

Name	Lifespan	Public administration experience	Affiliation and endorsements	Alma mater and profession
Ion Iliescu	Born: 3 March 1930 (age 70) Oltenița, Călărași County	Deputy (1957–1961, 1965–1973, 1975–1985) Former presidential elections: 1996: 32.3% (1st place, 1st round), 45.6% (2nd place, 2nd round) 1992: 47.2% (1st place, 1st round), 61.4% (winner, 2nd round) 1990 : 85.1% (winner)	Affiliation: PDSR Alliance members: PDSR, PSDR, and PUR	Energy Institute, Moscow State University (1954) fluid mechanics engineer, publishing house manager
Corneliu Vadim Tudor	Born: 28 November 1949 (age 51) Bucharest Died: 14 September 2015, Bucharest	Senator (1992–election day) Former presidential election: 1996: 4.7% (5th place, 1st round)	Affiliation: PRM	Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest (1971) journalist, writer
Theodor Stolojan	Born: 24 October 1943 (age 57) Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County	Prime Minister of Romania (1991–1992) Minister of Finances (1990–1991) Deputy Minister of Finances (1989–1990) Director of Department of International Relations and Financial Relations with the Ministry of Finances and General Inspector of the Department of State Revenues (1988–1989) Director of the State Budget Accounting Department with the Ministry of Finances (1978–1982)	Affiliation: PNL	Faculty of Finances and Accontancy, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (1966) financier, accountant
Mugur Isărescu	Born: 1 August 1949 (age 51) Drăgășani, Vâlcea County	Prime Minister of Romania (1999–election day) Governor of the National Bank of Romania (1990–1999) Commercial Attache with the Romanian Embassy in USA (1990)	Affiliation: none Endorsed by: CDR 2000	Faculty of Foreign Trade, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (1971) financier, banker
György Frunda	Born: 22 July 1951 (age 49) Târgu Mureș, Mureș County	Senator (1992–election day) Former presidential election: 1996: 6.0% (4th place, 1st round)	Affiliation: UDMR	Faculty of Law, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1974) lawyer
Petre Roman	Born: 22 July 1946 (age 54) Bucharest	Senator (1996–election day) President of the Senate of Romania (1996–1999) Deputy (1990–1996) Prime Minister of Romania (1989–1991) Former presidential election: 1996 : 20.5% (3rd place, 1st round)	Affiliation: PD	Faculty of Energy, Politehnica University of Bucharest (1968) hydroelectric powerplant engineer
Teodor Meleșcanu	Born: 10 March 1941 (age 59) Brad, Hunedoara County	Senator (1996–election day) Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1996) Undesecretary of State with the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1990–1992)	Affiliation: ApR	Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, (1964) Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Geneva (1968) jurist, diplomat
Eduard Manole	Born: 21 March 1964 (age 36) Constanța, Constanța County		Affiliation: none	Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest (unknown year) physicist
Graziela Bârlă	unknown birthdate unknown birthplace		Affiliation: none	Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1968) lawyer
Paul Lambrino	Born: 13 August 1948 (age 52) Paris, France		Affiliation: Party of National Reconciliation	Millfield College (1968) art dealer
Ion Sasu	Born: 5 March 1944 (age 56) Cugir, Alba County		Affiliation: PSM	Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest (1968) unknown
Niculae Cerveni	Born: 19 March 1926 (age 74) Cervenia, Teleorman County Died: 16 January 2004, Bucharest	Senator (1996–election day) Deputy (1992–1996)	Affiliation: Romanian Liberal Democratic Party	Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1974) lawyer

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

• Percent of votes of major candidates in the first round:
• 
  Ion Iliescu
• 
  Corneliu Vadim Tudor
• 
  Theodor Stolojan
• 
  Mugur Isărescu
• 
  György Frunda

References