Romanian general election, 1990

Romanian Presidential election

20 May 1990 → 1992

Nominee Ion Iliescu Radu Câmpeanu Ion Raţiu Party FSN PNL PNŢ-CD Popular vote 12,232,498 1,529,188 617,007 Percentage 85.07% 10.64% 4.29%

President before election Ion Iliescu Elected President Ion Iliescu Nonpartisan

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General elections were held in Romania on 20 May 1990. They were the first elections after the fall of the Communist regime, and also the first public presidential elections. Ion Iliescu was elected President, whilst the National Salvation Front won 263 of the 395 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 91 of the 118 seats in the Senate.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Ion Iliescu	National Salvation Front	12,232,498	85.1
Radu Câmpeanu	National Liberal Party	1,529,188	10.6
Ion Raţiu	Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party	617,007	4.3
Invalid/blank votes		447,923	–
Total		14,826,616	100
Registered voters/turnout		17,200,722	86.2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Salvation Front	9,089,659	66.3	263
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	991,601	7.2	29
National Liberal Party	879,290	6.4	29
Ecological Movement of Romania	358,864	2.6	12
Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party	351,357	2.6	12
Alliance for Romanian Unity	290,875	2.1	9
Romanian Democratic Agrarian Party	250,403	1.8	9
Ecologist Party of Romania	232,212	1.7	8
Romanian Socialist Democratic Party	143,393	1.0	5
Romanian Social Democratic Party	73,014	0.5	2
Parties of national minorities	135,516	1.0	11
Other parties	910,975	6.6	6
Invalid/blank votes	1,118,605	–	–
Total	14,825,017	100	395
Registered voters/turnout	17,200,722	86.1	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Salvation Front	9,353,006	67.0	91
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	1,004,353	7.2	12
National Liberal Party	985,094	7.1	10
Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party	348,687	2.5
Ecological Movement of Romania	341,478	2.4	1
Alliance for Romanian Unity	300,473	2.2	2
Ecologist Party of Romania	192,574	1.4	1
Other parties	1,430,515	10.3	0
Invalid/blank votes	869,584	–	–
Total	14,825,764	100	395
Registered voters/turnout	17,200,722	86.2	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver