The document summarizes Romanian presidential elections held between 1990 and 2009. It provides results of multiple rounds of voting, including percentages of votes received by candidates and their parties. It notes controversies in the 2009 election over reported irregularities and the opposition disputing the results declaring President Basescu the narrow winner.

1. By: Benedict S. Gombocz

2.  Held in Romania on 20 May
1990.
 Were first elections after
collapse of Communist
government; also first public
presidential elections.
 Ion Iliescu of National
Salvation Front (FSN) was
elected President.
 National Salvation Front won
263 of 395 seats in Chamber
of Deputies and 91 of 118
seats in Senate.

3.  Candidate: Ion Iliescu  Invalid/blank votes
 Party: National Salvation Front  Votes: 447,923
(FSN)  %: -
 Votes: 12,232,498  Total
 %: 85.1  Votes: 14,826,616
 Candidate: Radu Câmpeanu  %: 100
 Party: National Liberal Party  Registered voters/turnout
(PNL)
 Votes: 17,200,722
 Votes: 1,529,188
 %: 10.6  %: 86.2
 Candidate: Ion Raţiu
 Party: Christian-Democratic
National Peasants’ Party
 Votes: 617,007
 %: 4.3

4.  Held in Romania on 27
September 1992; second
round of presidential election
was held 11 October.
 Incumbent Ion Iliescu of
Democratic National
Salvation Front (FDSN) was
re-elected; his party rose as
largest party in Parliament
and won 117 of 341 seats in
Chamber of Deputies and 49
of 143 seats in Senate.

5.  Candidate: Ion Iliescu
 Party: Democratic National Salvation Front
 Votes: 5,633,465
 %: 47.2
 Candidate: Emil Constantinescu
 Party: Romanian Democratic Convention
 Votes: 3,717,006
 %: 31.1
 Invalid/blank votes
 Votes: 597,565
 %: -
 Total
 Votes: 12, 496, 430
 %: 100
 Registered voters/turnout
 Votes: 16,380,663
 %: 76.3

6.  Candidate: Ion Iliescu
 Party: Democratic National Salvation Front
 Votes: 7,393,429
 %: 61.4
 Candidate: Emil Constantinescu
 Party: Romanian Democratic Convention
 Votes: 4,641,207
 %: 38.6
 Invalid/blank votes
 Votes: 119,174
 %: -
 Total
 Votes: 12,153,810
 %: 100
 Registered voters/turnout
 Votes: 16,597,508
 %: 73.2

7.  Held in Romania on 3 November
1996; second round of
presidential election was held 17
November.
 Incumbent President Ion Iliescu
of Social Democracy Party of
Romania (PDSR) got most votes
in first round, but was defeated
by Emil Constantinescu of
Romanian Democratic
Convention (CDR) in second
round.
 With Constantinescu’s victory,
CDR rose as largest party in
Parliament; won 122 of 343
seats in Chamber of Deputies
and 53 of 143 seats in Senate.

8.  Candidate: Ion Iliescu
 Party: Social Democracy Party of Romania
 Votes: 4,081,093
 %: 32.3
 Emil Constantinescu
 Party: Romanian Democratic Convention
 Votes: 3,569,941
 %: 28.2
 Invalid/blank votes
 Votes: 435,481
 %: -
 Total
 Votes: 13,088,388
 %: 100
 Registered voters/turnout
 Votes: 17,218,654
 %: 76.0

9.  Candidate: Ion Iliescu
 Party: Social Democracy Party of Romania
 Votes: 7,057,906
 %: 54.4
 Candidate: Emil Constantinescu
 Party: Romanian Democratic Convention
 Votes: 5,914,579
 %: 45.6
 Invalid/blank votes
 Votes: 106,398
 %: -
 Total
 Votes: 13,078,883
 %: 100
 Registered voters/turnout
 Votes: 17,230,654
 %: 75.9

10.  Held in Romania on 26
November 2000; second round
of presidential election was held
10 December.
 Ion Iliescu of PDSR won the
presidential elections and was
elected to a second, non-
consecutive term.
 PDSR rose as largest party in
Parliament; won 155 of 345
seats in Chamber of Deputies
and 65 of 140 seats in Senate.

11.  Candidate: Ion Iliescu
 Party: Social Democracy Party of Romania
 Votes: 4,076,273
 %: 36.4
 Candidate: Corneliu Vadim Tudor
 Party: Greater Romania Party
 Votes: 3,178,293
 %: 28.3
 Invalid/blank votes
 Votes: 346,484
 %: -
 Total
 Votes: 11,559,458
 %: 100
 Registered voters/turnout
 Votes: 17,699,727
 %: 65.3

12.  Candidate: Ion Iliescu
 Party: Social Democracy Party of Romania
 Votes: 6,696,623
 %: 66.8
 Candidate: Corneliu Vadim Tudor
 Party: Greater Romania Party
 Votes: 3,324,247
 %: 33.2
 Invalid/blank votes
 Votes: 163,845
 %: -
 Total
 Votes : 10,184,715
 %: 100
 Registered voters/turnout
 Votes: 17,711,757
 %: 57.5

13.  Held in Romania on 28
November 2004.
 Second round of presidential
election was held 12 December
between PM Adrian Năstase of
governing Social Democratic
Party of Romania (PSD) and
Traian Băsescu of opposition
Justice and Truth Alliance.
 Băsescu was elected President
by narrow majority of 51.2%.
 After 2003 amendments to
constitution which extended
presidential term to five years,
these were final joint elections
to presidency and Parliament.

14.  Candidate: Traian Băsescu
 Party: PNL-PD
 Votes: 3,545,236
 %: 33.9
 Candidate: Adrian Năstase
 Party: National Union PSD+PUR
 Votes: 4,278,864
 %: 40.9
 Invalid/blank votes
 Votes: 339,010
 %: -
 Total
 Votes: 10,791,215
 %: 100
 Registered voters/turnout
 Votes: 18,449,344
 %: 58.5

15.  Candidate: Traian Băsescu
 Party: PNL-SD
 Votes : 5,126,794
 %: 51.2
 Candidate: Adrian Năstase
 Party: National Union PSD+PUR
 Votes: 4,881,520
 %: 48.8
 Invalid/blank votes
 Votes: 103,245
 %: -
 Total
 Votes : 10,111,559
 %: 100
 Registered voters/turnout
 Votes: 18,316,104
 %: 55.2

16.  First round was held in Romania on 22
November ; run-off round between
incumbent Traian Băsescu of PD-L
and Mircea Geoană of PSD was held
6 December 2009.
 Even though exit polls were generally
in favor of Geoană, authorities
declared Băsescu narrow winner
with 50.33% of votes.
 However, opposition debates the
results, citing a “high number of void
ballots, modified voting protocols,
and massive electoral tourism”,
vowing to fight the result in
constitutional court.
 OSCE said the election “was held
generally in line with OSCE
commitments,” but also demanded
the authorities to investigate
speculation of fraud.

17.  Candidate: Traian Băsescu
 Party: Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat Liberal)
 Votes: 3,153,640
 %: 32.44
 Candidate: Mircea Geoană
 Party: Social Democratic Party + Conservative Party (Alianţa
Electoralǎ Partidul Social Democrat + Partidul Conservator)
 Votes: 3,027,838
 %: 31.15
 Total valid votes
 Votes: 9,718,840
 %: 100%

18.  Candidate: Traian Băsescu
 Party: Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat Liberal)
 Votes: 5,275,808
 %: 50.33
 Candidate: Mircea Geoană
 Party: Social Democratic Party + Conservative Party (Alianţa
Electoralǎ Partidul Social Democrat + Partidul Conservator)
 Votes: 5,205,760
 %: 49.66
 Total valid votes
 Votes: 10,481,568
 %: 100%

19.  Last presidential election was held in 2009, after which
winner Traian Băsescu was sworn in for his second,
extended five-year term on 21 December 2009; under the
Constitution, he is ineligible for a third term.
 Political alliance Social Liberal Union’s (USL) appointed
candidate for Presidential office is National Liberal Party
(PNL) leader Crin Antonescu, the favorite in all opinion polls,
which so far grants him a clear front runner position with
between 35-40% of the electorate’s vote with a continuing
growing tendency.