1975 Romanian parliamentary election

none Socialist Republic of Romania 1965 parliamentary 1969 Romanian parliamentary election 1969 1980 Romanian parliamentary election 1980 All 349 seats in the Great National Assembly 9 March 1975 Nicolae Ceaușescu.jpg Nicolae Ceaușescu Romanian Communist Party FUS 349 116 14,715,539 98.80% Prime Minister Elected Prime Minister Manea Mănescu Manea Mănescu PCR PCR Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 9 March 1975.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Front of Socialist Unity (FUS), 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.Romania – Electoral System http://countrystudies.us/romania/69.htm 2022-11-27 Library of Congress Country Studies The Front won all 349 seats in the Great National Assembly.Nohlen & Stöver, p1612 Electoral system These were the first elections held after a constitutional amendment in 1974, which reduced the number of seats in the Assembly from 465 to 349 and extended its term from four to five years. 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 14715539 349 Against 178053 593 14900032 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:Parliamentary elections in Romania Parliamentary Category:One-party elections Romania