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Elections in Romania
semi-presidential system
Next election
date to be confirmed
ND
Nicușor Dan live
Head of state - independent politician
In office since
26 May 2025
Party
independent politician
Head of government
Ilie Bolojan
Region
Europe
Next election
-
Government
semi-presidential system
Capital
Bucharest
Population
19 053 815
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of Romania
Established
1859
Currency
Romanian Leu
Official language
Romanian
Capital
Bucharest
Region
Europe
Area
238,397 km2
Election history
6 December 2024presidential
Romanian presidential election
turnout 52.5%
24 November 2019presidential
Romanian presidential election
won: Klaus Iohannis
16 November 2014presidential
Romanian presidential election
won: Klaus Iohannis
6 December 2009presidential
Romanian presidential election
won: Traian Băsescu
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2025 - Cătălin Predoiu Ilie Bolojan
peaceful - no coup recorded
2025 - Marcel Ciolacu Cătălin Predoiu
peaceful - no coup recorded
2023 - Nicolae Ciucă Marcel Ciolacu
peaceful - no coup recorded
2021 - Florin Cîțu Nicolae Ciucă
peaceful - no coup recorded
2020 - Ludovic Orban Florin Cîțu
peaceful - no coup recorded
2019 - Viorica Dăncilă Ludovic Orban
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.