Chamber of Deputies (Romania) explained

Chamber of Deputies
Legislature:9th Legislature
Coa Pic:Coat of arms of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania.svg
Foundation:1862
New Session:[1] [2] [3]
Session Room:Stamps of Romania, 2011-32.jpg
House Type:Lower house
Body:Parliament of Romania
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Alfred Simonis (acting/ad interim)
Party1:(PSD)
Election1:14 June 2023
Leader2 Type:Vice-presidents
Leader3 Type:Secretaries
Leader4 Type:Quaestors
Seats:330
Political Groups1:[4] Government (186)

Supported by (17)

Opposition (127)

Voting System1:1992–2008, since 2016: Closed list, D'Hondt method
Last Election1:6 December 2020
Next Election1:1 December 2024
Meeting Place:Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest
Website:cdep.ro

The Chamber of Deputies (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Camera Deputaților) is the lower house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 330 total seats to which deputies are elected by direct popular vote using party-list proportional representation[5] to serve four-year terms. Additionally, the organisation of each national ethnic minority is entitled to a seat in the Chamber (under the limitation that a national minority is to be represented by one organisation only).

Leadership and structure

Standing Bureau

See main article: Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania.

The (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Biroul Permanent) is the body elected by the deputies that rules the Chamber. Its president is the President of the Chamber, who is elected for a whole legislature (usually four years). All the other members are elected at the beginning of each parliamentary session.

The Chamber of Deputies in Romania is chosen through a democratic process, where all citizens have an equal opportunity to vote freely and privately. It serves as a forum for the exchange of diverse viewpoints on national matters.[6] Its primary responsibilities, as outlined in the Constitution, revolve around legislating, overseeing the actions of the executive branch, and bolstering parliamentary diplomacy alongside traditional diplomatic endeavors.

There is one president, and four each of vice presidents, quaestors, and secretaries. The current composition is listed below.

Standing Bureau officers
PositionNamePolitical groupIncumbent since
PresidentAlfred-Robert SimonisPSD14th June, 2023
Vice-presidentsCristina PrunăUSR21 December 2020
Laurențiu LeoreanuPNL21 December 2020
Marius BudăiPSD21 December 2020
Alexandru RafilaPSD21 December 2020
SecretariesUSR21 December 2020
Cristian BuicanPNL21 December 2020
Vasile-Daniel SuciuPSD21 December 2020
Ovidiu-Victor GanțMinorities (FDGR/DFDR)21 December 2020
QuaestorsGeorge TuțăPNL21 December 2020
Dénes SeresUDMR21 December 2020
Alexandra PresurăPSD21 December 2020
Antonio AndrușceacAUR21 December 2020

Committees of the Chamber

Standing committees and current leadership are listed below.

Standing Bureau standing committees
CommitteePresidentGroupIncumbent since
Committee for Economic Policy, Reform, and Privatisation
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru politică economică, reformă și privatizare)
Costel Dunava[7] PSD22 December 2020
Committee for Budget, Finance and Banks
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru buget, finanțe și bănci)
Bogdan HuțucăPNL22 December 2020
Committee for Industries and Services
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru industrii și servicii)
Sándor BendeUDMR22 December 2020
Committee for Transport and Infrastructure
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru transporturi și infrastructură)
Ciprian Constantin ȘerbanPSD22 December 2020
Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Food Industry and Specific Services
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru agricultură, silvicultură, industrie alimentară și servicii specifice)
Adrian ChesnoiuPSD22 December 2020
Committee for Human Rights, Cults and National Minorities Issues
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru drepturile omului, culte și problemele minorităților naționale)
Iusein IbramMinorities22 December 2020
Committee for Public Administration and Territorial Planning
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru administrație publică și amenajarea teritoriului)
Simona Bucura-OprescuPSD22 December 2020
Committee for the Environment and Ecological Balance
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru mediu și echilibru ecologic)
George Cătălin StângăPNL22 December 2020
Committee for Labour and Social Protection
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru muncă și protecţie socială)
Oana ȚoiuUSR22 December 2020
Committee for Health and Family
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru sănătate și familie)
Nelu TătaruPNL22 December 2020
Committee for Teaching
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru învățământ)
Natalia IntoteroPSD22 December 2020
Committee for Culture, Arts, Mass Information Means
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru cultură, arte, mijloace de informare în masă)
Iulian BulaiUSR22 December 2020
Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline and Immunities
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia juridică, de disciplină și imunități)
Mihai BadeaUSR22 December 2020
Committee for Defence, Public Order and National Security
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru apărare, ordine publică și siguranță națională)
Constantin ȘovăialăPNL22 December 2020
Committee for Foreign Policy
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru politică externă)
Rozália BiróUDMR22 December 2020
Committee for the Investigation of Abuses, Corrupt Practices and for Petitions
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru cercetarea abuzurilor, corupției și pentru petiții)
Steluța CătăniciuPSD22 December 2020
Committee for Standing Orders
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru regulament)
Gheorghe ȘimonPSD22 December 2020
Committee for Information Technology and Communications
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru tehnologia informației și comunicațiilor)
Ion Sabin SărmașPNL22 December 2020
Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru egalitatea de șanse pentru femei și bărbați)
Dan Tănasă[8] AURFebruary 2021
Committee for the Romanian Communities from Outside the Borders of the Country
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru comunitățile de români din afara granițelor țării)
Gigel ȘtirbuPNL22 December 2020
Committee for European Affairs
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru afaceri europene)
Ștefan MoșoiuPSD22 December 2020
Committee for Constitutionality
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru constituționalitate)
Ringo DămureanuAURFebruary 2021
Committee for Science and Technology
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru știință și tehnologie)
Dragoș ZisopolMinorities22 December 2020
Committee for Youth and Sport
(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Comisia pentru tineret și sport)
Tudor PopUSR22 December 2020

Party composition

2020–2024

See main article: 2020–2024 legislature of the Romanian Parliament and List of members of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania (2020–2024).

|- ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Election seating! style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | Lost! style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | Won! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Present seating|-! style="text-align:center;" | Seats! style="text-align:center;" | %! style="text-align:center;" | Seats! style="text-align:center;" | %|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | Social Democratic Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 110| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 33.33%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 3| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 107| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 32.42%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | National Liberal Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 93| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 28.18%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 81| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 24.54%|-| ! style="background-color: #00AAE7" | | style="text-align:left;" | Save Romania Union| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 55| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16.66%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 13| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 42| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 12.72%|- | ! style="background-color: " | | style="text-align:left;" | Alliance for the Union of Romanians| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 33| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 10.00%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 11| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 23| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6.96%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 21| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6.36%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 20| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6.06%|-| ! style="background-color: #000000" | | style="text-align:left;" | Parties of ethnic minorities| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 18| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 5.45%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 18| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 5.45%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | Force of the Right| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 17| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4.84%|-| ! style="background-color: #c40075" | | style="text-align:left;" | Renewing Romania's European Project| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 9| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 9| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 2.72%|-| ! style="background-color: #0066B6" | | style="text-align:left;" | Social Liberal Humanist Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1.21%|- | ! style="background-color: " | | style="text-align:left;" | Romanian Nationhood Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1.21%|-| ! style="background-color: " || style="text-align:left;" | The Right Alternative| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 3| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 3| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.90%|-| ! style="background-color: " | | style="text-align:left;" | Alliance for the Homeland| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.30%|-| ! style="background-color: " || style="text-align:left;" | Association of Italians of Romania| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.30%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | Independents| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 12| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 15| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 3| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.90%|-! align=left colspan=2|Total! 330! 100! colspan=2 | —! 330! 100|}

2016–2020

See main article: List of members of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania (2016–2020).

|- ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Election seating! style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | Lost! style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | Won! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | End seating|-! style="text-align:center;" | Seats! style="text-align:center;" | %! style="text-align:center;" | Seats! style="text-align:center;" | %|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | Social Democratic Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 154| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 46.8%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 65| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 28| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 117| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 35.56%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | National Liberal Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 69| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 20.97%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 3| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 66| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 20.06%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | Save Romania Union| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 30| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 9.11%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 11| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 25| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 7.59%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 21| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6.38%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 20| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6.07%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 20| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6.07%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 10| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 14| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4.26%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | People's Movement Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 18| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 5.47%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 9| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 15| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4.55%|-| ! style="background-color: #000000" | | style="text-align:left;" | Parties of ethnic minorities| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 17| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 5.17%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 17| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 5.17%|-| ! style="background-color: | | style="text-align:left;" | PRO Romania| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 21| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 21| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6.38%|-| ! style="background-color: | | style="text-align:left;" | Humanist Power Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 7| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 7| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 2.12%|-|  | style="text-align:left;" | Independents| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | —| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 11| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 38| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 27| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 10.94%|-! align=left colspan=2|Total! 329! 100! colspan=2 | —! 329! 100|}

2008–2012

See main article: 2008–2012 legislature of the Romanian Parliament.

2004–2008

See main article: 2004–2008 legislature of the Romanian Parliament.

In Romania's 2004 legislative election, held on 28 November, no party won an outright majority. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the largest number of seats but is currently in opposition because the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ), the Romanian Humanist Party (which later became the Conservative Party), and the National Minorities formed a governing coalition, giving it 177 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (47.9% of the total). The Conservative Party (PC) withdrew in December 2006, meaning that the government lost the majority in the Chamber of Deputies.[9] In April 2007, then national liberal Prime Minister, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, dismissed the Democratic Party ministers from the government and formed a minority government with the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania, marking the end of the Justice and Truth Alliance.[10] [11]

During the 2004–2008 legislature, the president of the Chamber of Deputies was Bogdan Olteanu from the National Liberal Party (PNL), who was elected on 20 March 2006, after the Chamber's former president, Adrian Năstase, was forced by his own party (the Social Democratic Party, PSD) to step down amidst corruption allegations.

After the 2004 elections, several deputies from the PSD switched to other parties (including the governing Justice and Truth Alliance) or became independents, with the total number of PSD seats being reduced from 113 to 105. The number of Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) deputies also increased from 112 to 118, making it the largest formation in parliament as of October 2006. This changed again in December 2006, leaving the PSD with 107 seats and the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) with 101. Since April 2007 the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) has split leaving the two former members with 51 respectively 50 members. Deputies elected to the European Parliament in the 2007 election resigned, thus reducing the number of deputies to 314 as of 4 December 2007.

A new election was held in 2008. The table below gives the state of play before the 2008 election; parties in bold were part of the governing coalition. That coalition was tacitly supported by the PSD.[12]

Seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, 2004–2008
Party% of seatsSeats
 Social Democratic Party32.31105
 Democratic Liberal Party20.6267
 National Liberal Party18.1559
 Greater Romania Party6.7722
 Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania6.7722
 Conservative Party5.8519
 Ethnic minority parties5.5418
 Independents4.0013
Total100325

2000–2004

Elections to the Chamber of Deputies were held on 26 November 2000, in which the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) won plurality. The governing majority was formed from the PSD and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ), which, with 182 members, made up 54.8% of seats. The president of the Chamber of Deputies during this period was Valer Dorneanu, who was elected on 15 December 2000. The distribution of seats was as follows:

Seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, 2000–2004
Party% of seatsSeats
 Social Democratic Party44.93155
 Greater Romania Party24.3584
 Democratic Party8.9931
 National Liberal Party8.7030
 Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania7.8327
 Ethnic minority parties5.2218
Total100345

1990–1992

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Novăceanu . Alina . Peneș . Sorin . 2021-09-01 . Marin . Florin . Badea . Gabriela . Senatul și Camera Deputaților încep a doua sesiune ordinară . The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies start their second ordinary session . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201093206/https://www.agerpres.ro/viata-parlamentara/2021/09/01/senatul-si-camera-deputatilor-incep-a-doua-sesiune-ordinara--771778 . 2021-12-01 . 2021-12-01 . . ro.
  2. Web site: Novăceanu . Alina . Peneș . Sorin . Colceriu . Corneliu-Aurelian . Marin . Florin . Panaitescu . Adina . 2021-09-01 . Senate, Chamber of Deputies starting second ordinary session . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201093808/https://www.agerpres.ro/english/2021/09/01/senate-chamber-of-deputies-starting-second-ordinary-session--771804 . 2021-12-01 . 2021-12-01 . AGERPRES.
  3. Decision . 4 . 30 August 2021 . Chamber of Deputies . DECIZIE nr. 4 din 30 august 2021 privind convocarea Camerei Deputaților în sesiune ordinară . DECISION No. 4 of 30 August 2021 regarding the summoning of the Chamber of Deputies in ordinary session . ro.
  4. Web site: ro. Grupuri parlamentare. The official website of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies. 20 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Filimon . Paul . 2015-07-20 . Legea ALEGERILOR PARLAMENTARE pe LISTE, promulgată de Iohannis . The law of PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS on LISTS, promulgated by Iohannis . live . https://archive.today/20150723144452/http://www.romanialibera.ro/politica/institutii/legea-algerilor-parlamentare-pe-liste--promulgata-de-iohannis-386442 . 2015-07-23 . 2021-12-01 . . ro.
  6. Web site: The platform for EU Interparliamentary Exchange . 2024-05-11 . IPEX.
  7. Web site: Piciu . Dana . 2020-12-22 . Rotaru . Andreea . Badea . Anda . VIDEO Camera Deputaților: PSD deține șefia a 8 comisii, PNL – 6, USR PLUS – 4, UDMR – 2, AUR – 2, minorități – 2 . VIDEO The Chamber of Deputies: PSD owns the leadership of 8 committees, PNL – 6, USR PLUS – 4, UDMR – 2, AUR – 2, minorities – 2 . live . https://archive.today/20210417161640/https://www.agerpres.ro/viata-parlamentara/2020/12/22/video-camera-deputatilor-psd-detine-sefia-a-8-comisii-pnl-6-usr-plus-4-udmr-2-aur-2-minoritati-2--632463 . 2021-04-17 . 2021-04-19 . . ro.
  8. Web site: Marinescu . Florin . 2021-02-01 . Două personaje controversate din AUR devin șefi de comisii parlamentare: Dan Tănasă la Comisia pentru egalitate de șanse, Ringo Dămureanu la Comisia de constituționalitate . Two controversial characters from AUR become chiefs of parliamentary committees: Dan Tănasă at the Committee on Equal Opportunities, Ringo Dămureanu at the Committee for Constitutionality . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210201153724/https://www.g4media.ro/doua-personaje-controversate-din-aur-devin-sefi-de-comisii-parlamentare-dan-tanasa-la-comisia-pentru-egalitate-de-sanse-ringo-damureanu-la-comisia-de-constitutionalitate.html . 2021-02-01 . 2021-04-19 . G4Media . ro.
  9. Web site: Gafencu . Laura . 2006-12-04 . Guvern minoritar . Minority government . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071015192813/http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=282971 . 2007-10-15 . 2021-12-01 . . ro.
  10. Web site: 2007-04-02 . Romania's prime minister names new Cabinet of minority government . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226045125/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/02/europe/EU-POL-Romania-New-Cabinet.php . 2008-02-26 . 2021-12-01 . . The Associated Press.
  11. Web site: Mutler . Alison . 2007-04-02 . Romania's prime minister names new Cabinet of minority government . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201100437/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/421944 . 2021-12-01 . 2021-12-01 . . Associated Press.
  12. Web site: 2008-12-01 . Romanian election neck-and-neck . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090218085110/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7757145.stm . 2009-02-18 . 2021-12-01 . BBC News.