Romanian presidential election, 2004
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A presidential election was held in Romania
on November 28, 2004. 12 candidates competed for the office. As no candidate won more than 50% of the votes, a run-off
was held on December 12, 2004, between the two leading candidates: prime minister Adrian Năstase
of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) and Traian Băsescu
of the opposition Justice and Truth
alliance. In the second-round vote, Băsescu was elected President of Romania
by a narrow majority of about 51% to 49% for his opponent.
The 2004 presidential election was held simultaneously with the legislative election
. According to the 2003 amendment to the Romanian Constitution, the presidential term is now five years instead of four, meaning that in the future, legislative and presidential elections will be held separately, only coinciding every 20 years (2024, 2044, etc.).
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
on November 28, 2004. 12 candidates competed for the office. As no candidate won more than 50% of the votes, a run-off
Exhaustive ballot
The exhaustive ballot is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under the exhaustive ballot the elector simply casts a single vote for his or her favorite candidate. However if no candidate is supported by an overall majority of votes then the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated...
was held on December 12, 2004, between the two leading candidates: prime minister Adrian Năstase
Adrian Nastase
Adrian Năstase is a Romanian politician who was the Prime Minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004.He competed as the Social Democratic Party candidate in the 2004 presidential election, but was defeated by centre-right Justice and Truth Alliance candidate Traian Băsescu.He was...
of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) and Traian Băsescu
Traian Basescu
Traian Băsescu is the current President of Romania. After serving as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004, he was elected president in the Romanian Presidential Elections of 2004 and inaugurated on December 20, 2004...
of the opposition Justice and Truth
Justice and Truth
The Justice and Truth Alliance was a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party and the initially social-democrat Democratic Party , which later switched to center-right ideology.As the political formation with the largest...
alliance. In the second-round vote, Băsescu was elected President of Romania
President of Romania
The President of Romania is the head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a two-round system for a five-year term . An individual may serve two terms...
by a narrow majority of about 51% to 49% for his opponent.
The 2004 presidential election was held simultaneously with the legislative election
Romanian legislative election, 2004
The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on 28 November 2004. 137 seats in the Senate of Romania and 314 seats in the Chamber of Deputies were up for election.The 2004 legislative election was held simultaneously with the presidential election...
. According to the 2003 amendment to the Romanian Constitution, the presidential term is now five years instead of four, meaning that in the future, legislative and presidential elections will be held separately, only coinciding every 20 years (2024, 2044, etc.).