Roemenië Gouvernement Profiel 2012

Hoofdstad

name: Bucharest
geographic coordinates: 44 26 N, 26 06 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Onafhankelijkheid dag

9 Mei 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized on 13 Juli 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 Maart 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)

Nationale feestdag

Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)

Grondwet

8 December 1991; revised 29 Oktober 2003

Stemmen

18 jaar; universal

uitvoerende macht

chief of state: President Traian BASESCU (since 20 December 2004)
head of government: Prime Minister Victor-Viorel PONTA (since 7 May 2012); Deputy Prime Minister Florin GEORGESCU (since 7 May 2012)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 November 2009 with runoff on 6 December 2009 (next to be held in November-December 2014); prime minister appointed by the president with the consent of the Parliament
election results: Traian BASESCU reelected president; percent of vote - Traian BASESCU 50.3%, Mircea GEOANA 49.7%