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Presidential elections will be held in Romania on 4 and 18 May 2025, following the annulment of the results of the 2024 presidential election. [2] [3]
On 6 December 2024, the 2024 presidential election was annulled by the Constitutional Court of Romania, 48 hours before the second round was to be held, due to alleged Russian intervention on behalf of independent candidate, Călin Georgescu, who took a shock lead in the first round with 23%. [4] CSAT said the campaign was "identical" to the online campaign launched by Russia before its invasion of Ukraine and which led to the cancellation of the first round. On 20 December, an investigation was published showing that PNL had seemingly paid for one of the TikTok campaigns. [5] PNL interim president Ilie Bolojan has stated however that the campaign was altered illegally to favor Georgescu, yet has not blamed the company they worked with for this alteration. [6]
After the parliamentary election, the second Ciolacu cabinet was formed as a minority coalition between PSD, PNL, UDMR and with confidence and supply from minority parties. In December 2024, days before Christmas. Furthermore, Ilie Bolojan became President of the Senate of Romania and Ciprian-Constantin Șerban became President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania. The cabinet passed with a seven-vote majority and became official. Opposition leaders (most prominently George Simion and POT Leader Anamaria Gavrilă) called the cabinet illegitimate and for the resignation of incumbent president Klaus Iohannis. [7] [8] [9]
Following the annulment of the 2024 Romanian presidential election in December, Iohannis was allowed to stay on as president by the Constitutional Court until his successor could be sworn in. However, on 10 February, following an attempt by members of parliament to impeach him, Iohannis announced that he would resign on 12 February. [10] Senate president Ilie Bolojan assumed the role of acting president until the elections. [11]
On 26 February 2025, Georgescu was stopped by police in traffic, while allegedly on his way to register for the election. He was charged with six offenses, including incitement to actions against the constitutional order, and support of fascist groups. [12] Preemptive measures have been imposed, including judiciary control, and a 60-day ban on posting xenophobic and antisemitic materials to social networks (although such actions are already illegal in Romania). [13] [14]
The date of the first round had initially been set as 23 March 2025, with the runoff two weeks later (6 April 2025). In early January, these dates became obsolete, as the law for electing the President of Romania requires a minimum of 75 days between the election day and the day the election is called. On 8 January, the coalition fixed the dates of the election. The first round is scheduled to be held on 4 May 2025 with the second round two weeks later (18 May 2025). [15] [16]
Date | Event |
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8 January | The government fixed the date for the election (First round on 4 may 2025) |
20 February | The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) is constituted (Judges from the High Court of Cassation and Justice drawn, and representatives of the Permanent Electoral Authority) |
21 February | The Central Electoral Bureau is finalised (representatives form the parliamentary parties) |
23 February | Deadline for registration of electoral alliances at BEC |
15 March | Deadline for candidates to register |
4 April | The start of the electoral campaign (at 7:00) |
2 May | The end of the electoral campaign (at 22:00) Voting at polling stations abroad begins at 7:00 a.m. local time |
4 May | Voting in Romania begins at 7:00 a.m. |
The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) was constituted on 21 February 2025. [17] The deadline for registering electoral alliances at the BEC was on 23 February 2025. By that deadline, only one electoral alliance was registered, between the governing PSD, PNL, and UDMR, called the Romania Forward Electoral Alliance (Alianța Electorală România Înainte; A.Ro for short). [18]
Persons who wish to run for the office may begin gathering the support signatures (a minimum of 200,000) after 23 February. The deadline for registering the candidacy at the BEC is 15 March 2025, at 23:59:59. All candidatures validated by the BEC must pass the scrutiny of the Constitutional Court of Romania. As the procedures are currently undergoing, the following is a list of persons that have explicitly affirmed interest in running or not. [19]
Name | Born | Campaign | Public Office Experience | Alma mater and profession | Party | Endorsed by | Candidacy related dates | ||||
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Nicușor Dan | 20 December 1969 (55) Făgăraș, BV | Slogan: România onestă (Honest Romania) nicusordan.ro | General Mayor of Bucharest (2020-present), deputy/MP (2016–2020), and Bucharest General Councilor (2016) | University of Bucharest, École normale supérieure, University of Paris | Independent | Justice and Respect in Europe for All Party | Announced intention to run: 16 December 2024 [20] DREPT Party announces support: 18 December 2024 [21] PMP, and FD announce support: 2 February 2025 [22] REPER Party announces support: 1 March 2025 [23] Registered at BEC: 7 March 2025 [24] BEC validation: 9 March 2025 [25] | ||||
People's Movement Party | |||||||||||
Force of the Right | |||||||||||
Renewing Romania's European Project | |||||||||||
![]() Crin Antonescu | 21 September 1959 (65) Tulcea, TL | Slogan: România, înainte! (Forward, Romania!) crinantonescu.ro | Acting President (2012), Minister of Youth and Sport (1997-2000), President of the Senate (2012–2014), senator (2008–2016), and deputy/MP (1992–2008) | University of Bucharest | Independent [26] | Romania Forward Electoral Alliance | Social Democratic Party | Announced as common PSD, PNL, and UDMR candidate: 24 December 2024 [27] Announced self-suspension of campaign: 4 January 2025 [28] Validated as PNL candidate: 26 January 2025 [29] Validated as UDMR candidate: 29 January 2025 [30] Validated as PSD candidate: 2 February 2025 [31] Registered at BEC: 9 March 2025 [32] | |||
National Liberal Party | |||||||||||
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | |||||||||||
Minorities | |||||||||||
Name | Born | Campaign | Public Office Experience | Alma mater and profession | Party | Candidacy related dates | |
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![]() Elena Lasconi | 20 April 1972 (52) Hațeg, HD | elenalasconi.ro | Mayor of Câmpulung (2020–present) | Faculty of Management, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (2001) [33] Economist, journalist | Save Romania Union | Announced as still being the USR candidate: 10 January 2025 [34] | |
Cristian Sima | 22 May 1961 (63) Budești, CL | Slogan: Schimbă Constituția (Change the Constitution) cristiansima.ro/ schimbaconstitutia.ro/ | Member of the Council of Administration of Bucharest Stock Exchange (2007) | University of Bucharest Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa | Independent | Announced intention to run: 27 December 2024 [35] | |
![]() Victor Ponta | 20 September 1972 (52) Bucharest, IF | Slogan: România pe primul loc (Romania First!) victorponta.ro/ | Prime Minister (2012-2015), deputy/MP (2004–2020, 2024-present), Minister of Parliamentary Relations (2008-2009), and Minister-Delegate for Control of International Grant Programmes Implementation and for Monitoring the Application of the Acquis Communautaire (2004) | University of Bucharest Carol I National Defence University | Independent | Expressed interest: 19 January 2025 [36] [37] Announced the collecting of supporting signatures: 5 February 2025 [38] Announced intention to run: 19 February 2025 [39] Launched campaign/program: 6 March 2025 [40] | |
Name | Born | Campaign | Public Office Experience | Alma mater and profession | Party | Endorsed by | Candidacy related dates | ||||
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![]() Călin Georgescu | 26 March 1962 (age 62) Bucharest | Executive director of the United Nations Global Sustainable Index Institute in Geneva (2015–2016) Executive director of the National Center of Sustainable Development (1997–2013) Secretary of State with the Ministry of Environment (c. 2010) | University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (1986) Agronomist | Independent | Alliance for the Union of Romanians | Registered at BEC: 7 March 2025 [50] Candidacy rejected: 9 March 2025 [51] [52] | |||||
Party of Young People | |||||||||||
Petru Mîndru | Independent | Registered at BEC: 6 March 2025 [53] Candidacy rejected: 6 March 2025 [54] | |||||||||
Maria Marcu | Independent | Registered at BEC: 7 March 2025 Candidacy rejected: 9 March 2025 [55] | |||||||||
Ion Popa | Independent | Registered at BEC: 7 March 2025 Candidacy rejected: 9 March 2025 [56] | |||||||||
Poll | Date | Sample | Georgescu Ind. | Lasconi USR | Simion AUR | Becali AUR | Bolojan PNL | Antonescu Ind. | Dan Ind. | Șoșoacă S.O.S. | Funeriu Ind. | Ponta Ind. | Others |
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9 March 2025 | Călin Georgescu rejected as a candidate by the Central Election Bureau | ||||||||||||
MKOR | 25-28 Feb 2025 | 1.100 | 44.1% | 9.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 14.7% | 8.9% | 14.2% | — | — | 4.2% | 2.1% |
Verifield | 14-28 Feb 2025 | 1.000 | 41.1% | 7.0% | — | — | — | 18.5% | 12.4% | 3.0% | 1.0% | — | 17% |
AtlasIntel | 21-24 Feb 2025 | 2.947 | 38.4% | 5.8% | 0.9% | — | — | 15.8% | 25.4% | — | — | 7.5% | 6.2% |
FlashData | 14-16 Feb 2025 | 7.500 | 37% | 9% | — | — | — | 17% | 21% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 1% |
Sociopol | 10-14 Feb 2025 | 1.001 | 45% | 10% | 6% | — | — | 10% | 10% | 2% | — | 16% | 1% |
— | 9% | 24% | — | — | 14% | 16% | 9% | — | 22% | 1% | |||
Sociopol | 27–30 Jan 2025 | 1.003 | 47% | 8% | 4% | — | — | 10% | 10% | 4% | — | 16% | 1% |
— | 9% | 24% | — | — | 14% | 16% | 14% | — | 22% | 1% | |||
CURS | 21–25 Jan 2025 | 1.100 | 37% | 7% | — | — | — | 18% | 21% | 4% | — | — | 13% |
— | 13% | 25% | — | — | 23% | 24% | — | — | — | 15% | |||
Avangarde | 10–16 Jan 2025 | 1.354 | 38% | 6% | 6% | — | — | 25% | 17% | 5% | — | — | 3% |
Sociopol | 10–15 Jan 2025 | 1.001 | 50% | 10% | 6% | — | — | 8% | 10% | 5% | — | 15% | 1% |
— | 13% | 35% | — | — | 10% | 13% | — | — | 26% | 3% | |||
Noi, Cetățenii | 23 Dec 2024–13 Jan 2025 | 1.067 | 35% | 8% | 2% | — | — | 16% | 25% | 8% | — | 8% | 6% |
Cozmin Gușă | 28–29 Dec 2024 | — | 39% | 9% | — | — | — | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | — | 7% |
Nicușor Dan | Dec 2024 [c] | — | 40% | 8% | — | — | — | 24% | 18% | — | — | — | 10% |
Election | 24 Nov 2024 | 9.242.186 | 22.94% | 19.18% | 13.86% [d] | 8.79% [e] | — | — | — | — | — | 35.23% |
Georgescu vs Antonescu
Poll | Date | Sample | Georgescu Ind. | Antonescu Ind. | Undecided |
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Avangarde | 10–16 Jan 2025 | 1,354 | 39.0 | 38.0 | 23.0 |
Georgescu vs Dan
Poll | Date | Sample | Georgescu Ind. | Dan Ind. | Undecided |
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MKOR | 25–28 Feb 2025 | 1,100 | 42.0 | 36.0 | 22.0 |
AtlasIntel | 21–24 Feb 2025 | 2.947 | 40.9 | 45.0 | 14.5 |
Avangarde | 10–16 Jan 2025 | 1,354 | 43.0 | 32.0 | 25.0 |
Georgescu vs Lasconi
Poll | Date | Sample | Georgescu Ind. | Lasconi USR | Undecided |
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Avangarde | 10–16 Jan 2025 | 1,354 | 44.0 | 31.0 | 25.0 |
Georgescu vs Bolojan
Poll | Date | Sample | Georgescu Ind. | Bolojan PNL | Undecided |
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MKOR | 25–28 Feb 2025 | 1,100 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 18.0 |