1957 Romanian parliamentary election

none Socialist Republic of Romania 1952 parliamentary 1952 Romanian parliamentary election 1952 1961 Romanian parliamentary election 1961 All 437 seats in the Great National Assembly 3 February 1957 99.15% Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej1.jpg Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej PMR People's Democratic Front (Romania) People's Democratic Front (Romania) 437 9 11,652,289 99.00% 1.00pp Prime Minister Elected Prime Minister Chivu Stoica Chivu Stoica PMR PMR Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 3 February 1957.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 978-3-8329-5609-7 Voters were presented with a single slate of candidates from the People's Democratic Front (FDP),Nohlen & Stöver, p1604 which was dominated by the Romanian Workers Party (PMR).romania Sergiu Verona Government and Politics The Front won all 437 seats in the Great National Assembly.Nohlen & Stöver, p1612 Electoral system Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p1583 If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met. Candidates could be nominated by the FDP or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front. Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates. Results #f8f9fa 437 People's Democratic Front (Romania) People's Democratic Front 11424521 437 Against 115880 13289 11652289 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:Parliamentary elections in Romania Category:One-party elections Romania Parliament