President of Romania
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The president of Romania (Romanian: Președintele României) is the head of state of Romania. Following a modification to the Romanian Constitution in 2003, the president is directly elected by a two-round system and serves for five years. An individual may serve two terms. During their term in office, the president may not be a formal member of a political party. The president of Romania is the supreme commander of the Romanian Armed Forces.
President of Romania | |
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Președintele României | |
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Status | Head of State |
Member of | Supreme Council of National Defence European Council |
Residence | Cotroceni Palace |
Appointer | Popular vote |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Nicolae Ceaușescu (communist; first established) Ion Iliescu (current constitution) |
Formation | 28 March 19748 December 1991 (current form) |
Deputy | President of the Senate |
Salary | 27,000 lei per month (~€ 66,800 annual)[1] |
Website | Președintele României |
The office of president was created in 1974, when communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu elevated the presidency of the State Council to a fully fledged executive presidency. It took its current form in stages after the Romanian Revolution, culminating in the adoption of Romania's current constitution in 1991.
Klaus Iohannis is the incumbent president since his inauguration on 21 December 2014. Iohannis is of full Transylvanian Saxon ethnicity/descent, making him the first president from Romania's German minority.