1969 Romanian parliamentary election

none Socialist Republic of Romania 1965 parliamentary 1965 Romanian parliamentary election 1965 1975 Romanian parliamentary election 1975 All 465 seats in the Great National Assembly 2 March 1969 Nicolae Ceaușescu.jpg Nicolae Ceaușescu Romanian Communist Party FUS DD0000 465 13,543,499 99.77% Prime Minister Elected Prime Minister Ion Gheorghe Maurer Ion Gheorghe Maurer Romanian Communist Party Romanian Communist Party Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 2 March 1969.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Front of Socialist Unity (FUS), which had been formed a year earlier to replace the People's Democratic Front (FDP), was the only organization 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. Like the People's Democratic Front, the Front of Socialist Unity was dominated by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR). The Front won all 465 seats in the Great National Assembly.Nohlen & Stöver, p1612 Electoral system These were the first elections held under the 1965 constitution. 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 13543499 465 Against 30748 2896 13582249 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:Parliamentary elections in Romania Category:One-party elections Romania Parliament