2021 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania election

Elections for the president of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania took place on 23 November 2021. The previous president, Ludovic Orban, elected in 2020, resigned on 13 October 2021 after losing the presidency of the PNL to Florin Cîțu, in the midst of the 2021 Romanian political crisis.[1]

2021 election of the president of the Chamber of Deputies

← 2020 23 November 2021 2024 →
Turnout90.30%
 
Nominee Marcel Ciolacu Cristina Prună
Party PSD (supported by PNL and UDMR) USR (supported by FD)
Popular vote 216 77
Percentage 73.73% 26.27%


President before election

Ludovic Orban (before October 2021)
PNL

Elected President

Marcel Ciolacu
PSD

The PSD candidate Marcel Ciolacu, supported by the PNL and the UDMR as part of the then-new parliamentary majority, became the new Chamber president.[2]

Electoral system

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The president of the Chamber of Deputies is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes of the deputies. If none of the candidates receives the absolute majority of votes, the first two compete again in a second ballot, and the one with most of the votes wins.

Results

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Candidate Party Support Votes %
Marcel Ciolacu PSD PNL, UDMR 216 65.46%
Cristina Prună USR FD 77 23.34%
Abstentions AUR - 32 9.69%
Did not vote - 5 1.51%
Total 330 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Orban: Mi-am depus demisia de la șefia Camerei Deputaților. Gruparea demolatoare cu sprijinul lui Iohannis calcă în picioare democrația". Digi24 (in Romanian). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Marcel Ciolacu este noul președinte al Camerei Deputaților: 217 voturi "pentru"".