Legislative Branch
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Crin Antonescu | National Liberal Party - PNL | 3 July 2012 |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Valeriu Zgonea | Social Democratic Party - PSD | 3 July 2012 |
The national legislature is a bicameral parliament (Romanian: Parlament), consisting of the Chamber of Deputies (Camera DeputaĊ£ilor) and the Senate (Senat). Members are elected for 4-year terms by universal suffrage under party list proportional representation electoral systems. Starting last election (November 2008) members are elected using a mixed member proportional representation.
The number of senators and deputies has varied in each legislature, reflecting the variation in population. As of 2008, there are 137 senatorial seats and 334 seats in the Chamber of Deputies; of the 334 deputy seats, 18 are held by the ethnic minorities representatives that would not pass the 5% electoral threshold that all the other parties and organizations must pass.
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