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1996 Romanian general election

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Field	Value
country	Romania
previous_election	1992 Romanian general election
previous_year	1992
next_election	2000 Romanian general election
next_year	2000
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
election_date	3 November 1996 (first round)
17 November 1996 (second round)
turnout	76.01% (first round) 0.28pp
75.90% (second round) 2.67pp
image1	Emil Constantinescu (17-07-1998).jpg
nominee1	Emil Constantinescu
party1	Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
alliance1	Romanian Democratic Convention
popular_vote1	7,057,906
percentage1	54.41%
image2	Ion Iliescu (2004) (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Ion Iliescu
party2	PDSR
popular_vote2	5,914,579
percentage2	45.59%
color2
map_image	1996 Romania second round presidential results.svg
map_caption	Constantinescu:
Iliescu:
title	President
before_election	Ion Iliescu
after_election	Emil Constantinescu
before_party	Independent politician
after_party	Romanian Democratic Convention
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	Parliamentary election
seats_for_election	All 143 seats in the Senate
All 343 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
election_date	3 November 1996
heading1	Chamber of Deputies
party1	Romanian Democratic Convention
leader1	Emil Constantinescu
percentage1	30.17
seats1	122
last_election1	82
party2	PDSR
leader2	Ion Iliescu
percentage2	21.52
seats2	91
last_election2	117
party3	Social Democratic Union (Romania)
leader3	Petre Roman
percentage3	12.93
seats3	53
last_election3	43
party4	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania
leader4	Béla Markó
percentage4	6.64
seats4	25
last_election4	27
party5	Greater Romania Party
leader5	Corneliu Vadim Tudor
percentage5	4.46
seats5	19
last_election5	16
party6	Romanian National Unity Party
leader6	Gheorghe Funar
percentage6	4.36
seats6	18
last_election6	30
party7	Romanian ethnic minority parties
percentage7	1.67
seats7	15
last_election7	13
heading8	Senate
party8	Romanian Democratic Convention
leader8	Emil Constantinescu
percentage8	30.70
seats8	53
last_election8	34
party9	PDSR
leader9	Ion Iliescu
percentage9	23.08
seats9	41
last_election9	49
party10	Social Democratic Union (Romania)
leader10	Petre Roman
percentage10	13.16
seats10	23
last_election10	18
party11	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania
leader11	Béla Markó
percentage11	6.82
seats11	11
last_election11	12
party12	Greater Romania Party
leader12	Corneliu Vadim Tudor
percentage12	4.54
seats12	8
last_election12	6
party13	Romanian National Unity Party
leader13	Gheorghe Funar
percentage13	4.22
seats13	7
last_election13	14
map	1996 Romanian legislative election - Vote Strength.png
map_caption	Results for the Chamber of Deputies and Senate
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Prime Minister-designate
before_election	Nicolae Văcăroiu
after_election	Victor Ciorbea
before_party	PDSR
after_party	PNȚCD (CDR)

17 November 1996 (second round) 75.90% (second round) 2.67pp

Iliescu:

All 343 seats in the Chamber of Deputies

General elections were held in Romania on 3 November 1996, with a second round of the presidential election on 17 November.

Opinion polls prior to the elections suggested incumbent President Ion Iliescu of the Social Democracy Party of Romania (PDSR, formerly the Democratic National Salvation Front) would win a third term, though it was believed a large field of candidates would push him into a runoff. Iliescu received the most votes in the first round, just ahead of his 1992 run-off opponent, Emil Constantinescu of the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR).

In the second round, Constantinescu defeated Iliescu with 54 percent of the vote. Iliescu conceded defeat soon after the polls closed. Constantinescu took office on 29 November, marking the first peaceful transfer of power since the fall of communism. To date, it is the only time since the introduction of direct presidential elections that an incumbent Romanian president has been defeated when running for re-election. The 1996 Romanian presidential election was the third of its kind held in post-1989 Romania.

The CDR, a broad coalition of parties opposing the governing centre-left PDSR, also emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, winning 122 of the 343 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 53 of the 143 seats in the Senate.

Presidential candidates

Name	Lifespan	Public administration experience	Affiliation and endorsements	Alma mater and profession
Announcement dates
[[File:Emil Constantinescu (17-07-1998).jpg	148x148px]]
Emil Constantinescu	Born:
(age )
Tighina (de jure, Republic of Moldova; de facto Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic)	Rector of University of Bucharest (1992–election day)
Former presidential election:
[1992](1992-romanian-general-election): 31.1% (2nd place, 1st round), 38.6% (2nd place, 2nd round)	Affiliation: CDR	Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1960)
Faculty of Geology, University of Bucharest (1966)
geology professor
[[File:Ion Iliescu (2004) (cropped).jpg	x160px]]
Ion Iliescu	Born:
(age )
Oltenița, Călărași County	President of Romania (1989–election day)
President of Water Surfaces Management Council (1979–1984)
Member of the State Council (full member: 1979–1980, observative: 1974–1979)
President of Iași County Council (1974–1979)
Vice-President of Timiș County Council (1971–1974)
Minister of Youth (1967–1971)
Deputy (1957–1961, 1965–1973, 1975–1985)
Former presidential elections:
[1992](1992-romanian-general-election): 47.2% (1st place, 1st round), 61.4% (winner, 2nd round)
[1990](1990-romanian-general-election): 85.1% (winner)	Affiliation: PDSR	Energy Institute, Moscow State University (1954)
fluid mechanics engineer,
publishing house manager
[[File:Petre Roman EP (cropped).jpg	x160px]]
Petre Roman	Born:
(age )
Bucharest	Deputy (1990–election day)
Prime Minister of Romania (1989–1991)	Affiliation: Social Democratic Union
Alliance members: PD and PSDR	Faculty of Energy, Politehnica University of Bucharest (1968)
hydroelectric powerplant engineer
[[File:Frunda György.JPG	x160px]]
György Frunda	Born:
(age )
Târgu Mureș, Mureș County	Senator (1992–election day)		Affiliation: UDMR	Faculty of Law, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1974)
lawyer
[[File:Corneliu Vadim Tudor - Declaratii la BEC.png	x160px]]
Corneliu Vadim Tudor	Born:
(age )
Bucharest
Died , Bucharest	Senator (1992–election day)	Affiliation: PRM	Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest (1971)
journalist, writer
[[File:Blank.png	x160px]]
Gheorghe Funar	Born:
(age )
Sânnicolau Mare, Timiș County	Mayor of Cluj-Napoca (1992–election day)
Former presidential election:
[1992](1992-romanian-general-election): 10.8% (3rd place, 1st round)	Affiliation: PUNR	Faculty of Economics and Business Management, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (unknown year)
economist
[[File:Blank.png	x160px]]
Tudor Mohora	Born:
(age )
Bogdana, Teleorman County	Deputy (1992–election day)	Affiliation: Socialist Party	Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest (1974)
chemistry teacher
[[File:Nicolae manolescu color.jpg	x160px]]
Nicolae Manolescu	Born:
(age )
Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County
Died , Bucharest	Senator (1992–election day)	Affiliation: National Liberal Alliance	Faculty of Philology, University of Bucharest (1962)
writer, book critic
[[File:Adrian Păunescu.jpg	x160px]]
Adrian Păunescu	Born:
(age )
Copăceni, Sîngerei District, Republic of Moldova
Died , Bucharest	Senator (1992–election day)	Affiliation: PSM	Faculty of Philology, University of Bucharest (1968)
poet
[[File:Blank.png	x160px]]
Ioan Pop de Popa	Born:
(age )
Oradea, Bihor County	Deputy (1965–1973)	Affiliation: Center National Union	Faculty of Medicine, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1952)
cardiologist
[[File:Blank.png	x160px]]
George Muntean	Born:
(age )
Bilca, Suceava County		Affiliation: Retirees Party	Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest (1959)
historian, journalist
[[File:Radu Câmpeanu.jpg	x160px]]
Radu Câmpeanu	Born:
(age ), Bucharest
Died , Bucharest	Former presidential election:
[1990](1990-romanian-general-election): 10.6% (2nd place)	Affiliation: National Liberal-Ecologist Alliance	Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1945)
Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Bucharest (1947)
economist
[[File:Blank.png	x160px]]
Nuțu Anghelina	Born:
(age )
Buhuși, Bacău County		Affiliation: none	Faculty of Orthodox Theology, unknown university (1986)
orthodox priest
[[File:Blank.png	x160px]]
Constantin Mudava	Born:
(age )
Ghirdoveni, Dâmbovița County
Died , Târgoviște		Affiliation: none	unknown education
holistic healer
[[File:Blank.png	x160px]]
Constantin Niculescu	Born:
(age )
Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County		Affiliation: National Party of Motorists	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transilvania University of Brașov (1960)
mechanical engineer
[[File:Blank.png	x160px]]
Nicolae Militaru	Born:
(age )
Bălești, Gorj County
Died , Bucharest	Minister of Defence (1989–1990)
Deputy Minister for Industrial Constructions (1978–1984)
Deputy (1969–1975)	Affiliation: none	Frunze Military Academy, Moscow (unknown year)
military

Results

President

Presidential election – First round

File:Romanian presidential election 1996 - Iliescu.svg|Ion Iliescu File:Romanian presidential election 1996 - Constantinescu.svg|Emil Constantinescu File:Romanian presidential election 1996 - Roman.svg|Petre Roman File:Romanian presidential election 1996 - Frunda.svg|György Frunda File:Romanian presidential election 1996 - Vadim.svg|Corneliu Vadim Tudor

Parliament

Senate

Results of the 1996 Romanian legislative election, showing the number of votes for the party that won a plurality in each locality. Results for the Senate

Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) members included the PNȚCD, PNL, PNL–CD (1 senator), PAR (3 senators), PER (1 senator), Ecologist Federation of Romania (FER) (1 senator).

Chamber of Deputies

Results of the 1996 Romanian legislative elections, showing the number of votes for the party that won a plurality in each locality. Results for the Chamber of Deputies.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1591 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
(3 November 1996). "Romanians Vote Today, But Change Isn't Likely". [[The New York Times]].
(18 November 1996). "Non-Communist Is Elected Romania's Leader". [[The New York Times]].

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