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The Chamber of Deputies ('s Bicameral Parliament . It has 332 seats, to which Deputies are elected by direct popular vote on a Proportional Representation basis to serve four-year terms. PARTY COMPOSITION 2004-present In Romania's 2004 Legislative Election , held on November 28 , no party won an outright majority. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the largest number of seats but is currently in opposition, due to the fact that Justice and Truth Alliance, Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, Conservative Party and National Minorities formed a governing coalition, giving it 177 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (53.3% of the total). Additionally, since 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 108. The number of Justice and Truth Alliance deputies also increased from 112 to 116, making it the largest formation in parliament as of April 2006. The current president of the Chamber of Deputies is Bogdan Olteanu from the National Liberal Party , who was elected on March 20 , 2006 , after the former president, Adrian Năstase , was forced by his own party (the PSD ) to step down amidst allegations of Corruption . In the table below, parties in bold are currently part of the governing coalition. ( source ) .]] 2000-2004 Elections to the Chamber Of Deputies were held on November 26 , 2000 , in which the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD) won plurality. The governing majority was formed from the PSD and the Democratic Union Of Hungarians In Romania (UDMR), which made up 52.8% of seats. The president of the Chamber of Deputies during this period was Valer Dorneanu , who was elected on December 15 , 2000 . The distribution of seats was as follows: PRESIDENTS OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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