Parties and Candidates

Romania

PC001

Question:	What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):	b. Deposit requirement (specify amount) f. Other
Comments:	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.
Source:	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
Verified:	2020/08/24

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PC003

Question:	What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):	a. Age b. Citizenship d. Residence
Comments:	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.
Source:	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)
Verified:	2020/08/24

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PC008

Question:	Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):	e. In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments:
Source:	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
Verified:	2020/08/24

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PC012

Question:	Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):	b. Direct c. Indirect
Comments:	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.
Source:	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
Verified:	2020/08/24

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PC015

Question:	What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):	b. Based on result of previous election
Comments:	The subvention from the state budget shall be granted based on the number of votes obtained at the parliamentary elections;
Source:	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
Verified:	2020/08/24

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PC017

Question:	Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	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.
Source:	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
Verified:	2020/08/24

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