At stake in this election:

• 345 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Ion ILIESCU
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Adrian NASTASE
• Assembly: Romania has a bicameral Parliament (Parlament) consisting of the Senate (Senat) with 140 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor) with 345 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the Senate (Senat) 140 members are elected by popular vote via proportional representation to serve 4-year terms. In the Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor) 345 members are elected by popular vote via proportional representation.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Bloc: Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Humanist Party of Romania (PUR)*
  • Leader: Adrian NASTASE and Dan VOICULESCU
  • Seats won in this Senate election: 57
  • Seats won in last Senate election: 65
  • Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 132
  • Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 155
• Alliance: Justice and Truth Alliance / Dreptate si Adevar (DA)**
  • Leader: Theodor STOLOJAN and Traian BASESCU
  • Seats won in this Senate election: 49
  • Seats won in last Senate election: N/A
  • Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 112
  • Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: N/A
• Party: Great Romanian Party / Partidul Romania Mare (PRM)
  • Leader: Corneliu Vadim TUDOR
  • Seats won in this Senate election: 21
  • Seats won in last Senate election: 37
  • Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 48
  • Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 84
• Party: Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR)
  • Seats won in this Senate election: 10
  • Seats won in last Senate election: 12
  • Seats won in this Chamber of Deputies election: 38
  • Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 27

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 21,451,748 (2004)
• Registered Voters: 18,316,104 (2004)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 10,984,583 (2004)

·         Is Romania a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (4 September 1980)

·         Has Romania ratified CEDAW: Yes (7 January 1982)

·         Gender Quota: No (there are some political parties that have adopted voluntary quotas)

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 38 (House of Deputies); 13 (Senate) following the 2004 elections

·         Human Development Index Position: 52 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Romania a signatory to CRPD: Yes (26 September 2007)

·         Has Romania ratified CRPD: Yes (31 January 2011)

·         Population with a disability: 3,217,762 (est.)