President of Romania

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The President of Romania is the country’s directly elected head of state, responsible for representing the nation, safeguarding constitutional order, and playing a key role in foreign policy and national defense.

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Surface form Occurrences
Conducător of Romania 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
political position
public office
appoints Prime Minister of Romania
Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service director
Romanian Intelligence Service director
Romanian ambassadors
judges of the Constitutional Court of Romania
chairs Supreme Council of National Defence
surface form: Supreme Council of National Defence of Romania
constitutingInstrument Romanian Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Romania
country Romania
defenceRole can declare a state of emergency or siege with parliamentary approval
can declare mobilization of the armed forces with parliamentary approval
leads the armed forces in time of war
electionMethod direct popular vote
electionSystem two-round system
eligibilityRequirement Romanian citizenship
full electoral rights
minimum age 35 years
eligibleVoters Romanian citizens with the right to vote
firstHolder Ion Iliescu
foreignPolicyRole accredits and recalls diplomatic representatives of Romania
concludes international treaties on behalf of Romania
represents the Romanian state in foreign relations
formationDate 1991
impeachmentProcess can be suspended by Parliament for grave acts infringing the Constitution
may be removed following a national referendum
oath swears allegiance to the Constitution and to the country before Parliament
power can call referendums
can dissolve Parliament under certain constitutional conditions
can grant individual pardons
can refer laws to the Constitutional Court for review
can request Parliament to reconsider a law
promulgates laws
residence Cotroceni Palace
role commander-in-chief of the Romanian Armed Forces
guarantor of national independence
guarantor of the observance of the Constitution of Romania
guarantor of the territorial integrity of Romania
guarantor of the unity of the state
head of state of Romania
mediator between the powers of the state
mediator between the state and society
seat Bucharest
style Madam President
Mr. President
termLength 5 years
termLimit maximum two terms

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Prime Minister of Romania appointedBy President of Romania
Romania headOfStateTitle President of Romania
Prime Minister of Romania nominatedBy President of Romania
Ion Antonescu positionHeld President of Romania
this entity surface form: Conducător of Romania
Serviciul Român de Informații subordinateTo President of Romania