Parliament of Romania

Parliament of Romania

Parlamentul României
9th Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesSenate
Chamber of Deputies
History
Founded1862
1990 (current form)
Leadership
Nicolae Ciucă (PNL)
since 13 June 2023
Alfred Simonis (acting, PSD)
since 15 June 2023
Structure
Seats136 Senators
330 Deputies
Senate political groups
Government (85)
  •   Social Democratic Party (49)[a]
  •   National Liberal Party (36)

Opposition (51)

Chamber of Deputies political groups
Government (186)

Supported by (17)

Opposition (125)

Elections
1992–2008, 2016–present: Closed list, D'Hondt method
2008–2016: Mixed member proportional representation
1992–2008, 2016–present: Closed list, D'Hondt method
2008–2016: Mixed member proportional representation
Last Senate election
6 December 2020
Last Chamber of Deputies election
6 December 2020
Next Senate election
1 December 2024
Next Chamber of Deputies election
1 December 2024
Meeting place
Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania
Website
http://www.parlament.ro/

The Parliament of Romania (Romanian: Parlamentul României) is the national bicameral legislature of Romania, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaților) and the Senate (Senat). It meets at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, the capital.

Prior to the modification of the Constitution in 2003, the two houses had identical attributes. A text of a law had to be approved by both houses. If the text differed, a special commission (Romanian: comisie de mediere) was formed by deputies and senators, that "negotiated" between the two houses the form of the future law. The report of this commission had to be approved in a joint session of the Parliament.

After the 2003 referendum, a law still has to be approved by both houses, but each house has designated matters it gets to deliberate before the other, in capacity of "deciding chamber" (Romanian: cameră decizională). If that first chamber adopts a law proposal (relating to its competences), it is passed on to the other one, which can approve or reject. If it makes amendments, the bill is sent back to the deciding chamber, the decision of which is final.

In 2009, a referendum was held to consult the population about turning the parliament into a unicameral body and reducing the number of representatives to 300. Although the referendum passed, the results are not binding, a referendum explicitly mentioning the modification of the constitution being required to achieve this.[1]


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