Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 30 November 1952.[1] They were the second held under communist rule, and the first under a constitution adopted that September.[2] They were also the first held after longtime Prime Minister Petru Groza handed the post to Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, who as leader of the communist Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) had been the country's de facto leader since the communists seized full power in 1947.
Quick Facts All 428 seats in the Great National Assembly, Turnout ...
1952 Romanian parliamentary election|
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Turnout | 97.91% |
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First party |
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Leader |
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej |
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Party |
PMR |
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Alliance |
FDP |
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Seats won |
428 |
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Seat change |
23 |
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Popular vote |
10,187,833 |
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Percentage |
100.00% |
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Swing |
6.81pp |
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Voters were presented with a single slate of candidates from the People's Democratic Front (FDP), which was dominated by PMR.[3] The Front won all 428 seats in the Great National Assembly.[4] This election set the tone for all elections held in Romania until 1989. For the remainder of the communist era, voters only had the choice of approving or rejecting a communist-dominated list.