2021 President of the Senate of Romania election

2021 President of the Senate of Romania election
← 2020 23 November 2021 2022 →
Turnout91.17%
 
Nominee Florin Cîțu Anca Dragu
Party PNL USR
Popular vote 82 25
Percentage 76.64% 23.36%
President of the Senate of Romania before election

Anca Dragu
USR

Elected President of the Senate of Romania

Florin Cîțu
PNL

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The President of the Senate of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings. The president of the Senate is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Senate and the first person in the presidential line of succession.[1]

Electoral system

The President of the Senate is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes from the Senators. If none of the candidates obtains the necessary votes, the first two compete again, and the one with most of the votes wins.

Results

Florin Cîțu defeated Anca Dragu in the November elections for Senate President.

Candidate Party Support Votes %
Florin Cîțu PNL PSD, UDMR 82 60.29%
Anca Dragu USR - 25 18.38%
Abstentions — AUR, FD 17 12.50%
Abstentions — - 12 8.83%
Total 136 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "Florin Cîțu a demisionat de la șefia Senatului. Alina Gorghiu va ocupa interimar funcția". Stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.