Chamber of Deputies (Romania)
coat of arms | Parliament Palace |
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Basic data | |
Seat: | Bucharest |
Legislative period : | 4 years |
First session: | 1866 |
MPs: | 329 |
Current legislative period | |
Last choice: | December 11, 2016 |
Chair: | Marcel Ciolacu ( PSD ) |
Distribution of seats in 2019 | |
Distribution of seats: | Government (78)
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Website | |
cameradeputatilor.ro |
The Chamber of Deputies ( Romanian Camera Deputaţilor ) was the Constitution of 1991 as a lower chamber (lower house) of the Romanian Parliament created. It has its seat in the Parliament Palace .
Parliament's primary task is to monitor the government and pass laws. The MPs themselves have a legislative right of initiative . Laws are first passed by the Chamber of Deputies. The draft law is then submitted to the Senate . The House of Representatives currently has 329 members. Parties that represent national minorities have the right to a seat, regardless of the number of votes.
elections
The House of Representatives is elected using a combined proportional and direct election procedure. The political parties draw up lists of candidates in the constituencies. The legislative period is four years.
2004-2008
In the elections on November 28, 2004 , the following parties won seats:
Political party | Seats |
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Partidul Social Democrat | 121 |
Partidul Național Liberal | 64 |
Partidul Democrat | 48 |
Partidul România Mare | 48 |
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 22nd |
Partidul Conservator | 11 |
National minorities | 18th |
2008
In the elections on November 30, 2008 the distribution of seats was as follows:
Political party | Seats |
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Partidul Democrat Liberal | 115 |
Partidul Social Democrat and Partidul Conservator | 114 |
Partidul Național Liberal | 65 |
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 22nd |
National minorities | 18th |
The Chamber of Deputies was chaired by Roberta Alma Anastase from the Partidul Democrat Liberal on December 19, 2008 . After several party changes, the following distribution of seats resulted at the end of 2010: PD-L - 124, PSD-PC - 95, PNL - 53, UDMR - 22, national minorities - 18, independents - 15, non-affiliated groups - 6.
2012
The Romanian Parliament was in the LIV after the December 9, 2012 election . Legislative period and was composed as follows:
Party or alliance | Alignment | Party presidency | Group chair | Seats | |
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Social Democratic Party (PSD) Partidul Social Democrat |
social democratic | Liviu Dragnea | Marian Neacşu | 145 | |
National Liberal Party (PNL) Partidul Național Liberal |
liberal , Christian democratic | Alina Gorghiu | Ludovic Orban | 113 | |
National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) Uniunea Națională pentru Progresul României |
social democratic , progressive | Gabriel Oprea | Marian Neacșu (PSD Group) | 38 | |
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților |
middle right | Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu and Daniel Constantin | 26th | ||
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség |
regionalist , liberal - conservative | Hunor Kelemen | Márton Árpád | 22nd | |
National minorities Partidele minorităților etnice |
17th | ||||
Independent | 20th | ||||
vacant | 25th | ||||
total | 412 |
2016
In the elections on December 11, 2016 the distribution of seats was as follows:
Political party | Seats |
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Partidul Social Democrat | 154 |
Partidul Național Liberal | 69 |
Uniunea Salvați România | 30th |
Uniunea Democrată a Maghiarilor din România | 21st |
Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților | 20th |
Partidul Mişcarea Populară | 18th |
Others | 17th |
history
In the interwar period from 1919 to 1940 there was already a bicameral parliament in Greater Romania , the lower house of which was known as the Chamber of Deputies . In 1940 the parliament was dissolved. During the Soviet occupation from 1948 to 1989 there was a unicameral parliament, the Grand National Assembly , which was never freely elected.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Camera Deputaţilor
- ^ Page of the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament www.cdep.ro