Romania

Lists of candidates for the 2024 European elections, on the 9th of June

Results of the 26 May 2019 European elections

Political PartiesEuropean affiliationNumber of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrend compared with 2014
National Liberal Party, PNL EPP27%10
Social Democratic Party, PSD S&D22.50%8
Alliance 2020 USR PLUS Renew Europe22.36%8New
Pro Romania (PRO) S&D
ECR
6.44%2New
People's Movement Party EPP5.76%2
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, RMDS EPP5.26%2

 

Electoral Procedures

> Election Dates : 9 June 2024
> Number of MEPs: 33
> At what age can one vote? 18 years
> At what age can one be elected? 23 years
> Who can vote? European citizens living in Romania

 

Electoral rules

> Voting method : Closed list
> Means for attributing seats : D’Hondt Method
> Can candidates be chosen from a list? No

 

Institutions and political situation

Semi-presidential republic
– Head of State : Klaus Iohannis
– Prime Minister : Marcel Ciolacu

 

Economy

> Currency : the leu (RON) (rate in December 2023: 1 € = 4.96 RON)
> GDP : € 285 884 million (2022)
> GDP per capita (PPS) : € 10 110 (2022)
> GDP Growth : 3.2% (2023)
> Unemployment: 5.4% (October 2023)
> Inflation : 8.1% (October 2023)
> Public Debt : 47.3% of GDP (Q4 2022)

 

Geography and population

– Surface Area : 237 500 km² (source : The CIA World Factbook)
– 18.3 million inhabitants (2023)

 

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