1952 Romanian parliamentary election

30 November 1952
All 428 seats in the Great National Assembly
First party   Leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Party PMR Alliance FDP Seats won 428 Seat change 23 Popular vote 10,187,833 Percentage 100%
Prime Minister before election Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej PMR Elected Prime Minister Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej PMR

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.

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.

Electoral system

The new constitution was promulgated on 24 September 1952 and three days later a new electoral law was passed.^[5] Under the new system candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote. 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.^[5] Candidates could be nominated by the FDP or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front.^[5]

Results

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