Rumania Perfil Gobierno 2019

nombre: Bucharest

coordenadas geográficas: 44 26 N, 26 06 E

diferencia de tiempo: 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

41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dambovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Valcea, Vrancea

9 Mayo 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; 13 Julio 1878 (independence recognized by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 Marzo 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 Diciembre 1947 (republic proclaimed)

Unification Day (unification of Romania and Transylvania), 1 Diciembre (1918)

history: several previous; latest adoptada 21 Noviembre 1991, approved by referendum and efectiva 8 Diciembre 1991

amendments: initiated by the president of Romania through a proposal by the government, by at least one fourth of deputies or senators in Parliament, or by petition of eligible voters representing at least half of Romania’s counties; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers or – if mediation is required - by three-fourths majority vote in a joint session, followed by approval in a referendum; articles, including those on national sovereignty, form of government, political pluralism, and fundamental rights and freedoms, cannot be modificada; modificada 2003 (2016)

18 años de edad; universal

jefe de estado: Presidente Klaus Werner IOHANNIS (desde 21 December 2014)

jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Ludovic ORBAN (desde 4 November 2019); Deputy Prime Minister Raluca TURCAN (desde 4 November 2019); note - Prime Minister DANCILA, Romania's first woman prime minster, lost a no-confidence vote on 10 October 2019

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister

elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 November 2019 with a runoff on 24 November 2019 (next to be held in November 2024); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of Parliament

election results: Klaus IOHANNIS reelected president in second round; percent of vote - Klaus IOHANNIS (PNL) 66.1%, Viorica DANCILA (PSD) 33.9%; Ludovic ORBAN approved as prime minister with 240 votes