1980 Romanian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 9 March 1980.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 The Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy (FDUS), dominated by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and including other mass organisations, was the only organisation that contested the election.Nohlen & Stöver, p1604 No prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's prior approval.Electoral system. Romania: A country study. Library of Congress Federal Research Division, December 1989. The Front won all 369 seats in the Great National Assembly.Nohlen & Stöver, p1612

Electoral system Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p1583 If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met. Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.

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