2020–2024 legislature of the Romanian Parliament
The 2020–2024 legislature of the Romanian Parliament is the current legislature of the Parliament of Romania, elected on 6 December 2020. In the said election, no party won an outright majority, but the Social Democratic Party (PSD) remained the largest political force in the parliament, in opposition however. The National Liberal Party (PNL), the Save Romania Union (USR), and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) formed a coalition government. The USR ran within a political alliance it established with a smaller party, more specifically the Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS), which was eventually absorbed by the former. The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) entered parliament starting this legislature with an unexpected high score, gaining more popularity ever since.
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| Overview | |||||||||
| Term | 20 December 2020 – present | ||||||||
| Government | PNL, USR PLUS, UDMR/RMDSZ PSD, PNL, UDMR/RMDSZ | ||||||||
| Opposition | PSD, AUR USR, AUR, UDMR/RMDSZ, FD, REPER | ||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||
Political structure of the Senate | |||||||||
| Members | 136 | ||||||||
| President of the Senate | Anca Dragu (USR) (23 December 2020 – 23 November 2021) Florin Cîțu (PNL) (23 November 2021 – 29 June 2022) | ||||||||
| PSD leader | Lucian Romașcanu | ||||||||
| PNL leader | Daniel Fenechiu | ||||||||
| USR leader | Radu Mihail | ||||||||
| AUR leader | Claudiu Târziu | ||||||||
| UDMR leader | Lóránd Turos | ||||||||
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||
Political structure of the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||
| Members | 330 | ||||||||
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Ludovic Orban (PNL) (23 December 2020 – 13 October 2021) Florin Roman (PNL) (acting; 13 October 2021 – 2 November 2021) | ||||||||
| PSD leader | Alfred Simonis | ||||||||
| PNL leader | Florin Roman | ||||||||
| USR leader | Ionuț Moșteanu | ||||||||
| AUR leader | George Simion | ||||||||
| UDMR leader | Botond Csoma | ||||||||
| FD leader | Violeta Alexandru | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| Cîțu Cabinet (coalition) | Florin Cîțu (23 December 2020 – 25 November 2021) | ||||||||
| Ciucă Cabinet (coalition) | Nicolae Ciucă (25 November 2021 – present) | ||||||||
| Sessions | |||||||||
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The PNL-USR-PLUS-UDMR/RMDSZ coalition was dissolved in early September 2021 following dispute over the so-called Anghel Saligny program and subsequent ousting of Justice Minister Stelian Ion (USR) by Prime Minister Florin Cîțu (PNL). This led to a months-long political crisis until the National Coalition for Romania (consisting of PSD, PNL, and UDMR/RMDSZ) was formed in late November 2021, forming the incumbent Ciucă Cabinet. The crisis also led to a PNL splinter, more specifically the Force of the Right (FD).