Chamber of Deputies (Romania)
lower house of the Parliament of Romania
The Chamber of Deputies (Romanian: Camera Deputaților) is the lower house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 329 seats to which deputies are elected by direct popular vote using party-list proportional representation[1] to serve four-year terms. Additionally, the organisation 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 organisation only).
Chamber of Deputies Camera Deputaților | |
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7th Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | of the Parliament of Romania |
History | |
Founded | 1862 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 329 |
Political groups | Government (208)
Opposition (102)
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Elections | |
1992–2008, since 2016: Closed list, D'Hondt method 2008–2016: nominal vote, Mixed member proportional representation | |
Last election | 6 December 2020 |
Next election | 21 March 2025 |
Meeting place | |
Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest | |
Website | |
cdep.ro |
References
change- ↑ Filimon, Paul (20 July 2015). "Legea ALEGERILOR PARLAMENTARE pe LISTE, promulgată de Iohannis". România Liberă (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2020.