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Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 28 March 1948.[1] They were the first elections held under communist rule; the communist-dominated parliament had declared Romania a people's republic after King Michael was forced to abdicate in December 1947.[2][3]
With all meaningful opposition having been eliminated, the People's Democratic Front (FDP), dominated by the communist Romanian Workers Party (PMR) received 93.2% of the vote[4] and won 405 of the 414 seats in the Great National Assembly.[5] Within the Front, the PMR and its allies won a total of 201 seats, seven short of a majority in its own right.[6] Rump liberal and peasant parties appeared on the ballot, between them receiving 3.5 percent of the vote and winning nine seats.
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- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Romania: Elimination of Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies
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