1990 Romanian Provisional National Unity Council president election

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An election was held in Romania for the presidency of the Provisional Council of National Unity (CPUN) on 13 February 1990. Ion Iliescu was elected by the as the body's president — hence as acting/ad interim President of Romania — in a meeting held on 13 February 1990.[1] During that meeting, the CPUN also chose its Executive Office members. Nevertheless, the vote count was never published.

Background[edit]

The CPUN was created on 9 February 1990 as a recomposition of the Council of the National Salvation Front (CFSN), with the inclusion of 112 political parties representatives (3 per each party),[citation needed] 27 national minorities representatives, and 3 representatives of the former political convicts (besides 112 representatives of the National Salvation Front or FSN for short, Romania's largest governing body during the early 1990s).[2] This body acted as an ad interim single-chamber parliament, until the 1990 Romanian general election, when it was replaced with an elected two-chamber parliament.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stoicu, Andrei (February 13, 2010). "Ion Iliescu, ales preşedinte al CPUN". Jurnalul (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Decret-lege privind Consiliul Provizoriu de Uniune Națională". civvic.ro (in Romanian). Civvic. Retrieved July 26, 2021.