2007 European Parliament election in Romania explained

Romania elected its members of the European Parliament for the first time on 25 November 2007;^{[1] [2]} the election was initially scheduled for 13 May, but the PM postponed it for domestic political reasons.^[3] A referendum on a new voting system for national parliamentary elections was held on the same day.

Pre-election situation

Romania joined the European Union on 1 January 2007, and was initially represented in the European Parliament by 35 observers as follows:

Party		Group	Seats
			12
			6
			5
		ITS/NI	5
	Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania		3
			2
			1
		ITS/NI	1

Opinion polls

width=10%	Polling Firm	width=12%	Date	width=5%	Source	PD	PSD	PNL	PNG	PRM	UDMR	PLD	PC	Undecided
CURS	1 July 2007	http://www.realitatea.net/?stire=72497	43%	10%	12%	8%	5%	5%	<5%	<5%
IMAS	1 August 2007	http://www.realitatea.net/index.php?domeniu=1&amp;stire=86095	31.7%	12.8%	9.4%	9.3%	3.4%	2.7%	2.2%		26.3%
CURS	5 September 2007	https://web.archive.org/web/20071011231025/http://adevarul.ro/articole/sondaj-curs-criza-politica-afecteaza-statul-si-economia/327823	35%	24%	13%	8%	5%	5%	<5%	<5%
CCSB	21-29/9/2007	https://web.archive.org/web/20071103170342/http://www.erdely.ma/hirek.php?id=29099	37.2%	21.5%	12.6%	8.4%	5.6%	3.9%	<5%	4.1%
Insomar	10-17/10/2007	https://web.archive.org/web/20071026160125/http://www.erdely.ma/hirek.php?id=28967	42%	19%	13%	5%	5%	5%	3%	3%
IMAS	10-22/10/2007	https://web.archive.org/web/20081204123247/http://www.realitatea.net/110722_Sondaj-IMAS--PD--PSD-si-PNL-conduc-in-preferintele-electoratului-la-europarlamentare-.html	37%	18%	16%	8%	6%	6%	5%
CIVIS	24 October 2007	https://web.archive.org/web/20071026010754/http://www.romanialibera.ro/a109530/sondaj-civis-pd-creditat-cu-27-la-europarlamentare.html	27.1%	20.7%	20.6%	8.8%	4.8%	4.4%	5.7%	1.9%
ATLE	6-11/11/2007	https://web.archive.org/web/20110515174308/http://www.tvr.ro/articol.php?id=22668&amp;c=509	33.5%	25.0%	9.5%	5.5%	5.9%	4.9%	4.7%	4.5%
Insomar	8-13/11/2007	http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=331286	40%	19%	13%	5%	6%	5%	6%	4%
BCS	10-15/11/2007	https://web.archive.org/web/20071123182220/http://www.erdely.ma/hirek.php?id=30013	35%	23%	14%	5.6%	4%	4%	4.7%	3.3%
ATLE	13-18/11/2007	http://www.interesulpublic.ro/sondaje_32/sondaj-national-atle--noiembrie-2---2007_7502	32.1%	26.0%	9.5%	4.9%	6.3%	4.6%	5.2%	5.1%
CSOP	17-19/11/2007	https://archive.today/20070527003531/http://www.realitatea.net/116491_CSOP--PD--PSD-si-PNL-se-afla-pe-primele-locuri-in-preferinte-la-euroalegeri-.html	38.2%	19.5%	12.9%	7.3%	4.8%	4.6%	6.2%	2.2%

Results

35 MEPs were appointed by Romania to serve as observers in the Parliament before the country joined in 2007. Since then up until the election, the observers served as full MEPs.

See also

• Elections in Romania
• Elections in the European Union
• 2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria
• Romania (European Parliament constituency)

Notes and References

1. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6245864.html People's Daily Online – Romania: Elections for European parliamentarians slated for Nov. 25
2. Web site: Romania Votes in First European Elections . 26 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071127104657/http://voanews.com/english/2007-11-25-voa12.cfm . 27 November 2007 . dead . dmy-all .
3. http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=77789 Bulgaria: Romania Postpones European Parliament Elections