1992 Romanian general election

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General elections were held in Romania on 27 September 1992, with a second round of the presidential election on 11 October.<ref name=NS>Template:Cite book</ref> They were the first held after the adoption of a permanent constitution via a referendum held the previous winter.

Incumbent President Ion Iliescu led the field in the first round, but was forced into a run off with Emil Constantinescu, candidate of the oppositional Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR). Constantinescu ran on a quicker transition to a market economy and purging remaining communist influence from the government. He benefited from a marked downturn in Iliescu's popularity tied to both high unemployment and concerns that Iliescu was wavering in his commitment to democracy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Despite this, opinion polls ahead of the runoff suggested that Iliescu was favoured for a second full term. Not only was it believed that his 16-point first-round lead was too large for Constantinescu to overcome, but most of the minor candidates were expected to eventually offer their support to Iliescu in the second round.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the end, Iliescu was reelected with 61 percent of the vote. The 1992 Romanian presidential election was the second of its kind held in post-1989 Romania.

In the parliamentary election, Iliescu's Democratic National Salvation Front (FDSN), which had split off from the National Salvation Front (FSN) earlier in the year, emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 117 of the 341 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 49 of the 143 seats in the Senate.

Presidential candidates

Participating candidates

Name	Lifespan	Public Administration Experience	Affiliation and endorsements	Alma mater and profession
Template:HsFile:Ion Iliescu (2004) (cropped).jpg Ion Iliescu	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Oltenița, Călărași County	President of Romania (1989–election day) President of Water Surfaces Management Council (1979–1984) Member of the State Council (full member: 1979–1980, observative: 1974–1979) President of Iași County Council (1974–1979) Vice-President of Timiș County Council (1971–1974) Minister of Youth (1967–1971) Deputy (1957–1961, 1965–1973, 1975–1985) Former presidential election: 1990: 85.1% (winner)	Affiliation: FDSN	Energy Institute, Moscow State University (1954) fluid mechanics engineer, publishing house manager
Template:HsFile:EConstantinescu.JPG Emil Constantinescu	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Tighina (today: de jure, Republic of Moldova; de facto Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic)	Rector of University of Bucharest (1992–election day)	Affiliation: CDR	Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1960) Faculty of Geology, University of Bucharest (1966) geology professor
Template:HsFile:Blank.png Gheorghe Funar	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Sânnicolau Mare, Timiș County	Mayor of Cluj-Napoca (1992–election day)	Affiliation: PUNR	Faculty of Economics and Business Management, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca economist
Template:HsFile:Blank.png Caius Traian Dragomir	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Slatina, Olt County	State Secretary for Public Information with the Government of Romania (1991–election day)	Affiliation: none Endorsed by: FSN	Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest (1963) physicist poet
Template:HsFile:Blank.png Mircea Druc	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Pociumbăuți, Rîșcani District, Republic of Moldova	Prime Minister of the Moldavian SSR (1990–1991)	Affiliation: none Endorsed by: MER	Faculty of History and Philology, Moldova State University, Chișinău (1960) Faculty of Philology, Saint Petersburg State University (1964) administrative sciences professor
Template:HsFile:Blank.png Ioan Mânzatu	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Bobâlna, Cluj County	Vice-President of Romania (1990)	Affiliation: Republican Party	Faculty of Physics, Babeș-Bolyai University physics professor

Withdrawn candidates

Name	Lifespan	Public Administration Experience	Affiliation and endorsements	Alma mater and profession	Candidacy Template:Small
Template:HsFile:Blank.png Ioan Lup			Affiliation: PNȚCD		Intention: Template:Dts<ref name="RL">{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Withdrawal: Template:Dts<ref name="RL" /> Endorsed Ion Rațiu: Template:Dts Endorsed Emil Constantinescu: Template:Dts
Template:HsFile:Blank.png Nicu Stăncescu			Affiliation: Party of Democratic Unity		Withdrawal: Template:Dts<ref name="RL" /> Endorsed Emil Constantinescu: Template:Dts
Template:HsFile:Blank.png Sergiu Cunescu	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age), Bucharest Died: Template:Dts		Affiliation: PSDR	Faculty of Electromagnetics, Politehnica University of Bucharest combustion engine engineer	Withdrawal: Template:Dts<ref name="RL" /> Endorsed Emil Constantinescu: Template:Dts
Template:HsFile:Nicolae manolescu color.jpg Nicolae Manolescu	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age) Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County		Affiliation: Civic Alliance Party	Faculty of Philology, University of Bucharest (1962) writer, book critic	Withdrawal: Template:Dts<ref name="RL" /> Endorsed Emil Constantinescu: Template:Dts
Template:HsFile:Ion Ratiu.jpg Ion Rațiu	Born: Template:Dts (age Template:Age), Turda, Cluj County Died: Template:Dts, London	Chancellor at Romanian Embassy in UK (1940)	Affiliation: PNȚCD	Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1938) Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (1943) lawyer, economist, journalist	Intention: Template:Dts<ref name="RL" /> Withdrawal: Template:Dts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Endorsed Emil Constantinescu: Template:Dts