2021 President of the Senate of Romania election

2021 President of the Senate of Romania election
Turnout	91.17%
President of the Senate of Romania before election; Anca Dragu; USR	Elected President of the Senate of Romania ; Florin Cîțu; PNL

The President of the Senate of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings. The president of the Senate is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Senate and the first person in the presidential line of succession.^[1]

Electoral system edit

The President of the Senate is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes from the Senators. If none of the candidates obtains the necessary votes, the first two compete again, and the one with most of the votes wins.

Results edit

Florin Cîțu defeated Anca Dragu in the November elections for Senate President.


Candidate		Party	Support	Votes	%
	Florin Cîțu	PNL	PSD, UDMR	82	60.29%
	Anca Dragu	USR	-	25	18.38%
	Abstentions	—	AUR, FD	17	12.50%
	Abstentions	—	-	12	8.83%
Total				136	100.00%

References edit

^ "Florin Cîțu a demisionat de la șefia Senatului. Alina Gorghiu va ocupa interimar funcția". Stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.

[1] "Florin Cîțu a demisionat de la șefia Senatului. Alina Gorghiu va ocupa interimar funcția". Stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.

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