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2008–2012 legislature of the Romanian Parliament

Field	Value
name	Parliament of Romania
LIII legislature
term_start
term_end	18 December 2012
before	[2004–2008](2004-2008-legislature-of-the-romanian-parliament)
after	2012–2016
chamber1	Senate
chamber1_image	Senate_of_Romania_-_2012.png
chamber1_image_caption	Political structure of the Senate
membership1	137
chamber1_leader1_type	President of the Senate
chamber1_leader2_type	Democratic Liberal Party
chamber1_leader2	Cristian Rădulescu
chamber1_leader3_type	Social Democratic Party
chamber1_leader3	Ilie Sârbu
chamber1_leader4_type	National Liberal Party
chamber1_leader4	Mario Oprea
chamber1_leader5_type	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania
chamber1_leader5	Andras Levente Fekete Szabó
chamber1_leader6_type	National Union for the Progress of Romania
chamber1_leader6	Şerban Mihăilescu
chamber2	Chamber of Deputies
chamber2_image	Romania Chamber of Deputies 2012.svg
chamber2_image_caption	Political structure of the Chamber of Deputies
membership2	334
chamber2_leader1_type	President of the Chamber of Deputies
chamber2_leader2_type	Democratic Liberal Party
chamber2_leader2	Mircea Toader
chamber2_leader3_type	Social Democratic Party
chamber2_leader3	Marian Neacşu
chamber2_leader4_type	National Liberal Party
chamber2_leader4	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
chamber2_leader5_type	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania
chamber2_leader5	András-Levente Máté
chamber2_leader6_type	Minorities
chamber2_leader6	Varujan Pambuccian
chamber2_leader7_type	National Union for the Progress of Romania
chamber2_leader7	Luminiţa Iordache
chamber3	Government
chamber3_leader1_type	Boc I Cabinet
(coalition)
chamber3_leader1	Emil Boc (22 December 2008 – 23 December 2009)
chamber3_leader2_type	Boc II Cabinet
(coalition)
chamber3_leader2	Emil Boc
Cătălin Predoiu (29 December 2009 – 9 February 2012)
chamber3_leader3_type	Ungureanu Cabinet
(coalition)
chamber3_leader3	Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (9 February 2012 – 27 April 2012)
chamber3_leader4_type	Ponta
(coalition)
chamber3_leader4	Victor Ponta (27 April 2012 – 18 December 2012)
session1_start	December 2008
session1_end	February 2009
session2_start	February 2009
session2_end	September 2009
session3_start	September 2009
session3_end	February 2010
session4_start	February 2010
session4_end	September 2010
session5_start	September 2010
session5_end	February 2011
session6_start	February 2011
session6_end	September 2012
session7_start	September 2012
session7_end	December 2012

LIII legislature PDL, PSD, PC

PDL, UDMR, UNPR

PSD, PNL, PC, UNPR PNL, UDMR

PSD, PNL, PC

PDL, UDMR

Crin Antonescu (3 July 2012 – 18 December 2012) National Liberal Party

Vasile Blaga (28 November 2011 – 3 July 2012) Democratic Liberal Party

Mircea Geoană (19 December 2008 – 23 November 2011) Social Democratic Party

Valeriu Zgonea (3 July 2012 – 18 December 2012) Social Democratic Party

Roberta Anastase (19 December 2008 – 3 July 2012) Democratic Liberal Party

(coalition) (coalition)

Cătălin Predoiu (29 December 2009 – 9 February 2012) (coalition)

(coalition)

In Romania's 2008 legislative election, held on 30 November, no party won an outright majority. The Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) won the largest number of seats, closely followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) + Conservative Party (PC) Alliance. It was thought that the third-placed National Liberal Party (PNL) would hold the key for the new government. It asked for the position of Prime Minister in its negotiations with the two parties.

In the end, the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and Social Democratic Party (PSD) signed a coalition agreement, with Theodor Stolojan as Prime Minister designate. Two days later, inexplicably, Stolojan renounced this designation, and was quickly replaced by Emil Boc, Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) president and still incumbent Mayor of Cluj-Napoca to this day. The National Liberal Party (PNL), Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), and the 18 Minorities Parties formed the Parliamentary Opposition.

The coalition originally had approximately 70% Parliament support, but the Social Democrats (PSD) pulled out of the coalition on 1 October 2009, in protest of the sacking of interior minister Dan Nica, and the government fell in a vote of no confidence on 13 October.

Senate

The President of the Senate for this legislature was Mircea Geoană, former president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), between 19 December 2008 and 23 November 2011. He was replaced by Vasile Blaga on 28 November 2011. On 3 July 2012, Crin Antonescu replaced Blaga at the Senate Presidency. During Antonescu's tenure as interim President, the business of the Senate was carried by Vice President Petru Filip. Filip switched parties from the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) to the Social Democratic Party (PSD) during the no confidence vote for the Ungureanu Cabinet. He also served as interim President of the Senate between the removal from office of Geoană and Blaga's election in 2011. At that time he was a PDL Vice President.

|- ! 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="background-color:#f0f0f0; font-weight:bold;" | 137 | 100 | 137 | 100 |}

Chamber of Deputies

On 19 December 2008, Roberta Anastase was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies as a member of Democratic Liberal Party (PDL). She was removed from office on 3 July 2012, and replaced by Valeriu Zgonea, Chamber Vice President at that time.

|- ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Parliamentary Group ! 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 |- ! style="text-align:center;" | Seats ! style="text-align:center;" | % ! style="text-align:center;" | Seats ! style="text-align:center;" | % |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- |- style="background-color:#f0f0f0; font-weight:bold;" | 334 | 100 | 334 | 100 |}

During the 2009 Spring Session of the Parliament, two Inquiry Committees were constituted, along with an Inquiry Sub-Committee. One Committee was formed to examine Minister of Youth and Sport Monica Iacob-Ridzi, regarding her possible misuse of money spent on Youth Day festivities. The other investigated Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Nicolae Nemirschi, regarding the possible misuse of money spent by his Ministry on the promotion of Governmental Programs. The Sub-Committee was formed to review former Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, regarding the possible fraudulent allocation of oil drilling rights in the Snake Island area, recently gained by Romania.

The Chamber of Deputies was called in an Extraordinary Session in July to receive the reports of the Ridzi Inquiry Committee and Tăriceanu Inquiry Sub-Committee, and the formation of a new Inquiry Committee for the Minister of Tourism, Elena Udrea, regarding the possible misuse of money spent by her Ministry on tourism ads.

By-elections

|- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" width=100 | Date ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" width=80 | College - Constituency ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Candidates ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" width=350 | Parties and alliances ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" | Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" width=50 | % |- ! rowspan=4 | 17 January 2010 | ! style="text-align:left;" | Radu Stroe ! style="text-align:left;" | National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) ! style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 7,625 ! style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 70.17% |- |

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| ! style="text-align:left;" | Mariana Câmpeanu ! style="text-align:left;" | National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) ! style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 8,738 ! style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 34.86% |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- | |- |

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| ! style="text-align:left;" | Florin Tătaru ! style="text-align:left;" | Social-Liberal Union (Uniunea Social Liberală) ! style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 9,433 ! style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 42.67% |- | |- | |- |

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References

BBC News, 2009-10-01. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8284565.stm Romanian government falls apart]. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
BBC News, 2009-10-13. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8305307.stm Romanian government falls on vote]. Retrieved 2009-10-14.

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