Senate

Also known as Romanian Senate, Senate of Romania

upper house of the Romanian Parliament

Key facts

Type: Upper house of the Parliament of Romania
President: Mircea Abrudean , PNL , since 24 June 2025
Seats: 134 (+2 vacant)
Political groups: Government (caretaker) (51) PNL (22) USR (19) UDMR (10) Opposition (83) PSD (36) AUR (28) PACE (11) Independents (8)
Voting system: 1992–2008; 2016–present: Closed list , D'Hondt method 2008–2016: nominal vote, mixed member proportional representation
Last election: 1 December 2024
Next election: On or before 26 November 2028

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.senat.ro
Image: Saeimas priekšsēdētāja vizīte Rumānijā.jpg

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number of seats: 171
Commons category: Senate of Romania
native label: Senatul României
inception: 1864-12-06

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The Senate (Romanian: Senat) is the upper house in the bicameral Parliament of Romania. It has 136 seats (before the 2016 parliamentary election the total number of elected representatives was 176), to which members are elected by direct popular vote using party-list proportional representation in 43 electoral districts (the 41 counties, the city of Bucharest plus 1 constituency for the Romanians living abroad), to serve four-year terms.

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