2008 Romanian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 30 November 2008. The Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) won three more seats than PSD in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, although the alliance headed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) won more votes and a fractionally higher vote share. The two parties subsequently formed a governing coalition with Emil Boc of the PDL as Prime Minister.

2008 Romanian parliamentary election
30 November 2008
All 137 seats in the Senate
All 334 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
69 and 167 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.20% ( 19.27pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Chamber of Deputies
PSD+PC Mircea Geoană 33.10 114 −18
PDL Theodor Stolojan 32.36 115 +67
PNL Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 18.57 65 +1
UDMR Béla Markó 6.17 22 0
Minority parties Varujan Pambuccian 3.65 18 0
Senate
PSD+PC Mircea Geoană 34.16 49 −8
PDL Theodor Stolojan 33.57 51 +30
PNL Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 18.74 28 0
UDMR Béla Markó 6.39 9 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
The results for the Chamber of Deputies and for the Senate
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
PNL		 Emil Boc
PDL
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