The ('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. Additionally, the organization of each national minority is entitled to a seat in the Chamber (under the limitation that a national minority is to be represented by one organization only).
In '', December 4, 2006
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 105. The number of Justice and Truth Alliance 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 with 101.
The current president of the Chamber of Deputies is 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
Social Democratic Party , PSD) to step down amidst allegations of
Corruption .
In the table below, parties in are currently part of the governing coalition. (
source )
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, with 182 members, made up 54.8% of seats. The president of the Chamber of Deputies during this period was , who was elected on
December 15 ,
2000 . The distribution of seats was as follows:
