Socialist Republic of Romania
1947–1989 republic in Southeastern Europe
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| January 2025 | Government finalized the calendar for 2025 presidential elections, setting the first round for 4 May and the second round for 18 May. |
| January 1 2025 | Romania is fully admitted to the Schengen area, marking a significant milestone in its European integration |
| December 28 2024 | New government set the initial date for presidential elections in 2025: first round on 23 March and second round on 6 April. |
| December 23 2024 | New government led by Marcel Ciolacu was invested with a fragile majority, returning to the PSD-PNL-UDMR-minorities coalition that previously governed between 2021 and 2023. |
| December 4 2024 | President Iohannis declassified CSAT documents revealing foreign state actor involvement in the elections, leading the Constitutional Court to annul the first round of presidential elections and restart the electoral process. |
| December 1 2024 | Legislative election held in Romania for both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, determining the composition of the national parliament. |
| December 1 2024 | The Party of Young People (POT) obtained parliamentary representation in the elections. |
| December 1 2024 | Parliamentary election took place in a tense political environment, resulting in a hung parliament. The ruling social-democrats won but with a lower score compared to the 2020 election. |
| November 28 2024 | Constitutional Court of Romania validated the first round of presidential election after a recount. President Klaus Iohannis convened a Supreme Council of National Defense meeting to discuss potential cybersecurity risks during the elections. |
| November 25 2024 | Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation as leader of the Social Democratic Party after failing to qualify in the presidential election's second round, though he remained prime minister until a new government was formed. |
| November 24 2024 | First round of presidential election occurred with unexpected results: Independent nationalist candidate Călin Georgescu won with 22.94% of votes, followed by Elena Lasconi with 19.18%. Social Democratic Party (PSD) failed to qualify its candidate Marcel Ciolacu for the second round, marking a significant political upset. |
| June 9 2024 | Simultaneous European Parliament and local elections took place. PSD-PNL Alliance won the European Parliament election, while the Social Democratic Party won local elections. The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) sent 5 MEPs to the European Parliament, and S.O.S. Romania sent 2 MEPs. |
| January 1 2024 | S.O.S. Romania sent 2 MEPs after the European Parliament election. |
| 2023 | The Party of Young People (POT) was founded by Anamaria Gavrilă, a former AUR deputy. |
| June 15 2023 | Marcel Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) became the Prime Minister of Romania, leading the National Coalition for Romania (CNR). |
| 2021 | S.O.S. Romania party was founded by Diana Șoșoacă. |
| 2021 | Florin Cîțu dismissed from office through a motion of no confidence |
| November 2021 | The minority government was dismissed through a no-confidence motion. |
| November 2021 | Nicolae Ciucă invested as Prime Minister with the CNR cabinet, ending the political crisis. |
| September 2021 | The centre-right coalition government was disbanded, and a minority government was established with the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR). |
| September 2021 | USR PLUS exits the Cîțu Cabinet, disbanding the three-party centre-right alliance and triggering a major political crisis. |
| December 2020 | A centre-right coalition government was formed following the legislative elections. |
| December 23 2020 | Florin Cîțu of the National Liberal Party (PNL) took office as Prime Minister, forming a three-party centre-right coalition with USR PLUS and UDMR. |
| December 6 2020 | Romanian legislative election won by the Social Democrats (PSD), with PNL finishing second. Ludovic Orban resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by Nicolae Ciucă as acting PM. |
| September 27 2020 | Romanian local elections held, won by the National Liberal Party (PNL). |
| 2019 | Viorica Dăncilă dismissed from office through a motion of no confidence |
| November 2019 | President Klaus Iohannis re-elected by a landslide in the presidential election. |
| November 4 2019 | PSD minority government replaced by a minority cabinet led by the National Liberal Party under Ludovic Orban following a motion of no confidence. |
| 2018 | Viorica Dăncilă becomes Prime Minister, becoming the first female Prime Minister of Romania. |
| 2018 | Mihai Tudose resigns after just 6 months of governance. |
| 2017 | Mihai Tudose proposed and accepted as new Prime Minister after Grindeanu's dismissal. |
| 2017 | Sorin Grindeanu dismissed from office through a motion of no confidence |
| February 5 2017 | Government withdraws controversial decrees at the peak of nationwide protests. |
| January 31 2017 | Government issues a secret ordinance modifying the Penal Code and Penal Procedure Code, triggering massive nationwide protests. |
| December 11 2016 | Legislative elections held, with PSD winning as the major party in the Romanian Parliament, forming a governing coalition with ALDE under Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu. |
| 2013 | Omar Hayssam was sentenced to a 20-year prison term for organizing the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists in Baghdad. |
| 2012 | Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu dismissed from office through a motion of no confidence |
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