1990 Romanian general election

General elections were held in Romania on 20 May 1990 to elect the President and members of Parliament.<ref name=NS>Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 Template:ISBN</ref> They were the first elections held after the overthrow of the communist regime six months earlier and the first free elections held in the country since 1937.<ref>Romanians Hope Free Elections Mark Revolution's Next Stage. Chicago Tribune. 30 March 1990.</ref> It was also the first time the president had been directly elected,<ref name=NS/> the position having been previously elected by the legislature since it was introduced in 1974.<ref>Romania: Central Government Library of Congress Country Studies</ref>

The National Salvation Front (FSN), which had headed the interim government that took power after the overthrow of Nicolae Ceaușescu, won a decisive victory. Opposition parties performed well below expectations; none of them had the time or resources to present themselves as alternatives to the FSN.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Interim President and FSN leader Ion Iliescu was elected for a full term with 85 percent of the vote. The 1990 Romanian presidential election was the first of its kind held in post-1989 Romania. The FSN also won large majorities in both houses of Parliament, with 263 of the 395 seats in the Assembly of Deputies and 91 of the 118 seats in the Senate.

The United States State Department expressed concerns about organised violence and polling irregularities, but concluded that they had had no effect on the outcome and pronounced the elections free and fair.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

To date, this is the only time since direct presidential elections were introduced that a president has been elected without the need for a runoff. Iliescu's 85 percent vote share also remains the highest for a direct presidential election.

Presidential candidates

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Name	Lifespan	Public Administration Experience	Affiliation and endorsements	Alma mater and profession	Candidacy Template:Small
Template:HsFile:Ion Iliescu - Sep 2003.jpg Ion Iliescu	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Oltenița, Călărași County	Acting President of Romania: 1989–election day President of Water Surfaces Management Council (1979–1984) Member of the State Council (full member: 1979–1980, observative: 1974–1979) President of Iași County Council (1974–1979) Vice-president of Timiș County Council (1971–1974) Minister of Youth (1967–1971) Deputy (1957–1961, 1965–1973, 1975–1985)	Affiliation: FSN	Energy Institute, Moscow State University (1954) fluid mechanics engineer, publishing house manager	Official: Template:Dts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> BEC filing: Template:Dts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:HsFile:Radu Câmpeanu.jpg Radu Câmpeanu	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Bucharest Died Template:Dts, Bucharest		Affiliation: PNL Endorsed by UDMR and PER	Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1945) Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Bucharest (1947) economist	BEC filing: Template:Dts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:HsFile:Ion Ratiu.jpg Ion Rațiu	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Turda, Cluj County Died: Template:Dts, London	Chancellor at Romanian Embassy in UK (1940)	Affiliation: PNȚCD Endorsed by: PSDR	Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1938) Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (1943) lawyer, economist, journalist	Official: Template:Dts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> BEC filing: Template:Dts

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Results

President

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  Ion Iliescu

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  Radu Câmpeanu

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  Ion Rațiu

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  Overview

Parliament

Senate

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Senate results

Assembly of Deputies

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Assembly of Deputies results

References

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