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Partidos y candidatos
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Pregunta What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Respuestas
b . Deposit requirement (specify amount)
f . Otro
Respuestas
Article 29: (5) On filing the candidatures, each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to national minorities, independent candidate shall produce a deposit receipt for the deposit created and paid into the account of the Permanent Electoral Authority amounting to 5 minimum gross salaries in Romania for each candidate.
(9) The nominations of candidates shall be signed by the leaders of each party in the alliance in the case of political alliances and electoral alliances.
Fuente
Electoral Law: Law No. 35 of 13 March 2008 for the election to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, art. 29
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4224/file/ROM%20Election%20Laws_en.pdf
Verificado
2020/08/24
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Pregunta What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Respuestas
a . Age
b . Citizenship
d . Residence
Respuestas
23 years old citizen whose domicile is in Romania.
Art. 16 (4) After Romania's accession to the European Union, the Union's citizens who comply with the requirements of the organic law have the right to elect and be elected to the local public administration bodies.
Art. 37 (2) Candidates must have turned, up to or on the election day, at least twenty-three in order to be elected to the Chamber of Deputies or the bodies of local public administration, at least thirty-three in order to be elected to the Senate, and at least thirty-five in order to be elected to the office of President of Romania.
Fuente
Constitution: Constitution of Romania, amended in 2003, art. 16 and 37.
http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?den=act2_2&par1=2#t2c1s0a16 (2014)
Verificado
2020/08/24
PC008
Independent candidates
Pregunta Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Respuestas
e . In both presidential and legislative elections
Respuestas
Fuente
Electoral Law: Law No. 35 of 13 March 2008 for the election to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, art. 2(15).
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4224/file/ROM%20Election%20Laws_en.pdf
Electoral Law: Law 370/2004 on the Election of the President of Romania, art. 3.https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7751/file/Romania_regulations_election_President_as_of_2009_en.pdf
Verificado
2020/08/24
PC012
Public funding of parties
Pregunta Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Respuestas
b . Direct
c . Indirect
Respuestas
One of the sources of financing of political party activity is subsidies from the state budget.
Electoral Law: Article 38: (1) The political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in the elections under the terms of the present title, and the independent candidates shall have free of charge access to the radio and television public services proportionally to the number of candidatures forwarded and remained final.
Fuente
Electoral Law: Law on the financing of electoral campaigns
and the activity of political parties, Chapter 3.(14.1)
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4832/file/Romania_PartyFinance_2006.pdf
Electoral Law: Law No. 35 of 13 March 2008 for the election to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, art. 38(1).
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4224/file/ROM%20Election%20Laws_en.pdf
Verificado
2020/08/24
PC015
Pregunta What is the basis of the public funding?
Respuestas
b . Based on result of previous election
Respuestas
The subvention from the state budget shall be granted based on the number of votes obtained at the parliamentary elections;
Fuente
Electoral Law: Law on the financing of electoral campaigns
and the activity of political parties, art. 14(3)(a).
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4832/file/Romania_PartyFinance_2006.pdf
Verificado
2020/08/24
PC017
Pregunta Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Sí
Respuestas
The financing sources supporting the activity of a political party are:
a) membership fees;
b) donations, legacies and other liberalities;
c) income from the party’s own activity according to art. 12;
d) subsidies from the state budget.
Fuente
Electoral Law: Law on the financing of electoral campaigns
and the activity of political parties, art. 3(1).
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4832/file/Romania_PartyFinance_2006.pdf
Verificado
2020/08/24