1980 Romanian parliamentary election

none Socialist Republic of Romania 1965 parliamentary 1975 Romanian parliamentary election 1975 1985 Romanian parliamentary election 1985 All 369 seats in the Great National Assembly 9 March 1980 Nicolae Ceaușescu.jpg Nicolae Ceaușescu Romanian Communist Party Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy 369 20 15,398,443 98.52% Prime Minister Elected Prime Minister Ilie Verdeț Ilie Verdeț Romanian Communist Party Romanian Communist Party Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 9 March 1980.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy (FDUS), dominated by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and including other mass organisations, was the only organisation that contested the election.Nohlen & Stöver, p1604 No prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's prior approval.Electoral system. Romania: A country study. Library of Congress Federal Research Division, December 1989. The Front won all 369 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. Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates. Results Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy 15398443 369 Against 230611 44 15631351 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:Parliamentary elections in Romania Parliamentary Category:One-party elections Romania