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{{Infobox election&lt;br /&gt;
| election_name = 2000 Romanian general election&lt;br /&gt;
| country = Romania&lt;br /&gt;
| ongoing = no&lt;br /&gt;
| party_color = no&lt;br /&gt;
| previous_election = 1996 Romanian general election&lt;br /&gt;
| previous_year = 1996&lt;br /&gt;
| next_election = 2004 Romanian general election&lt;br /&gt;
| next_year = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| module = {{Infobox election&lt;br /&gt;
| embed= yes&lt;br /&gt;
| election_name=Presidential election&lt;br /&gt;
| type = presidential&lt;br /&gt;
| election_date = 26 November 2000 (first round)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; 10 December 2000 (second round)&lt;br /&gt;
| turnout = 65.31% (first round) {{decrease}}10.70[[percentage points|pp]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;57.50% (second round) {{decrease}}18.40[[percentage points|pp]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| image1 = Ion Iliescu - Sep 2003.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| nominee1 = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ion Iliescu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| party1 = [[Social Democratic Pole of Romania|PDSR]]&lt;br /&gt;
| popular_vote1 = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;6,696,623&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage1 = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;66.83%&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| image2 = Corneliu Vadim Tudor - Declaratii la BEC.png&lt;br /&gt;
| nominee2 = [[Corneliu Vadim Tudor]]&lt;br /&gt;
| party2 = Greater Romania Party&lt;br /&gt;
| popular_vote2 = 3,324,247&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage2 = 33.17%&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| map = {{Switcher|[[File:2000 Romanian presidential election 1st round.svg|300px]]|First round results|[[File:2000 Romanian presidential election 2nd round.svg|300px]]|Second round results|default = 2}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{col-begin}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{col-3}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Iliescu:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#fbd9dc|30–40%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#f0abb0|40–50%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#ea7982|50–60%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#e04350|60–70%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#cb1d2b|70–80%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#ab000e|80–90%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#81000b|&amp;gt;90%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{col-3}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tudor:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#eef7fc|20–30%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#dceff8|30–40%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#b0d5e6|40–50%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#87bfd9|50–60%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{col-3}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Frunda:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#d4efd0|30–40%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#0e8d00|70–80%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{legend|#0b6f00|80–90%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{col-end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| title = [[President of Romania|President]]&lt;br /&gt;
| before_election = [[Emil Constantinescu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| after_election = [[Ion Iliescu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| before_party = Romanian Democratic Convention&lt;br /&gt;
| after_party = [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PDSR]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| module = {{Infobox legislative election&lt;br /&gt;
| embed = yes&lt;br /&gt;
| election_name = Chamber of Deputies&lt;br /&gt;
| election_date = 26 November 2000&lt;br /&gt;
| seats_for_election = All 345 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)|Chamber of Deputies]]&lt;br /&gt;
| turnout = 65.31%&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| party1 = Social Democratic Pole of Romania&lt;br /&gt;
| leader1 = [[Ion Iliescu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage1 = 36.61&lt;br /&gt;
| seats1 = 155&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election1 = 91&lt;br /&gt;
| party2 = Greater Romania Party&lt;br /&gt;
| leader2= [[Corneliu Vadim Tudor]]&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage2 = 19.48&lt;br /&gt;
| seats2 = 84&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election2 = 19&lt;br /&gt;
| party3 = Democratic Party (Romania)&lt;br /&gt;
| leader3 = [[Petre Roman]]&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage3 = 7.03&lt;br /&gt;
| seats3 = 31&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election3 = 43&lt;br /&gt;
| party4 = National Liberal Party (Romania)&lt;br /&gt;
| leader4 = {{Nowrap|[[Mircea Ionescu-Quintus]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage4 = 6.89&lt;br /&gt;
| seats4 = 30&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election4 = 33&lt;br /&gt;
| party5 = Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania&lt;br /&gt;
| leader5 = [[Béla Markó]]&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage5 = 6.80&lt;br /&gt;
| seats5 = 27&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election5 =25&lt;br /&gt;
| party6 = Romanian ethnic minority parties&lt;br /&gt;
| leader6 = [[:ro:Varujan Pambuccian|Varujan Pambuccian]]{{efn|Pambuccian, a member of the [[Union of Armenians of Romania]], has been the parliamentary leader of the national minorities&amp;#039; group since 1996.}}&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage6 = 2.57&lt;br /&gt;
| seats6 = 18&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election6 = 15&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| module = {{Infobox legislative election&lt;br /&gt;
| embed = yes&lt;br /&gt;
| election_name = Senate&lt;br /&gt;
| election_date = 26 November 2000&lt;br /&gt;
| seats_for_election = All 140 seats in the [[Senate of Romania|Senate]]&lt;br /&gt;
| turnout = 65.31%&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| party1 = Social Democratic Pole of Romania&lt;br /&gt;
| leader1 = [[Ion Iliescu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage1 = 37.09&lt;br /&gt;
| seats1 = 65&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election1 = 41&lt;br /&gt;
| party8 = Greater Romania Party&lt;br /&gt;
| leader8= [[Corneliu Vadim Tudor]]&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage8 = 21.01&lt;br /&gt;
| seats8 = 37&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election8 = 8&lt;br /&gt;
| party9 = Democratic Party (Romania)&lt;br /&gt;
| leader9 = [[Petre Roman]]&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage9 = 7.58&lt;br /&gt;
| seats9 = 13&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election9 = 22&lt;br /&gt;
| party10 = National Liberal Party (Romania)&lt;br /&gt;
| leader10 = [[Mircea Ionescu-Quintus]]&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage10 = 7.48&lt;br /&gt;
| seats10 = 13&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election10 = 24&lt;br /&gt;
| party11 = Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania&lt;br /&gt;
| leader11 = [[Béla Markó]]&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage11 = 6.90&lt;br /&gt;
| seats11 = 12&lt;br /&gt;
| last_election11 =11&lt;br /&gt;
| map = 2000 Romanian legislative election - Vote Strength.png&lt;br /&gt;
| map_caption = Results for the Chamber of Deputies and Senate&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| title = [[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minister]]&lt;br /&gt;
| posttitle = [[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minister]]-designate&lt;br /&gt;
| before_election = [[Mugur Isărescu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| after_election = [[Adrian Năstase]]&lt;br /&gt;
| before_party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]{{efn|Isărescu could have also been perceived as a [[Technocracy|technocratic]] PM, yet somewhat affiliated with the [[Romanian Democratic Convention|CDR]], officially only for the presidential campaign.}}&lt;br /&gt;
| after_party = Social Democratic Pole of Romania&lt;br /&gt;
}}}}}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
General elections were held in [[Romania]] on 26 November 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 10 December.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NS&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Nohlen |first=Dieter |last2=Stöver |first2=Philip |author-link=Dieter Nohlen |title=Elections in Europe: A data handbook |date=2010 |publisher=Nomos |isbn=978-3-8329-5609-7 |location=[[Baden-Baden]], Germany |pages=1591 |oclc=617565273}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Former president [[Ion Iliescu]] of the [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democracy Party of Romania]] (PDSR) was re-elected in the run-off, whilst the PDSR, as part of the [[Social Democratic Pole of Romania]] (PDSR), emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 155 of the 345 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)|Chamber of Deputies]] and 65 of the 140 seats in the [[Senate of Romania|Senate]]. The 2000 Romanian presidential election was the fourth of its kind held in post-1989 Romania.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Presidential candidates ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;section begin=&amp;quot;candidates&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;  style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
! Lifespan&lt;br /&gt;
! class=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | Public administration experience&lt;br /&gt;
! Affiliation and endorsements&lt;br /&gt;
! class=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | [[Alma mater]] and profession&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Iliescu}}[[File:Ion Iliescu (2004).jpg|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ion Iliescu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1930|03|03}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1930|03|03|2000|12|10}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Oltenița]], [[Călărași County]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Senate of Romania|Senator]] (1996–election day)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;President of Romania (1989–1996)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;President of Water Surfaces Management Council (1979–1984)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Member of the [[State Council of Romania|State Council]] (full member: 1979–1980, observative: 1974–1979)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;President of [[Iași County]] Council (1974–1979)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Vice-President of [[Timiș County]] Council (1971–1974)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Minister of Youth (1967–1971)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Great National Assembly (Socialist Republic of Romania)|Deputy]] (1957–1961, 1965–1973, 1975–1985)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Former presidential elections:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[1996 Romanian general election|1996]]: 32.3% (1st place, 1st round), 45.6% (2nd place, 2nd round)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[1992 Romanian general election|1992]]: 47.2% (1st place, 1st round), 61.4% (winner, 2nd round)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[1990 Romanian general election|1990]]: 85.1% (winner)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: [[Social Democratic Pole of Romania|PDSR]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Alliance members: [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PDSR]], [[Romanian Social Democratic Party (1990–2001)|PSDR]], and [[Conservative Party (Romania)|PUR]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Energy Institute, [[Moscow State University]] (1954)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;fluid mechanics engineer,&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;publishing house manager&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Tudor}}[[File:Corneliu Vadim Tudor - Declaratii la BEC.png|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Corneliu Vadim Tudor]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1949|11|28}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1949|11|28|2000|12|10}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Bucharest]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Died: {{dts|format=dmy|2015|09|14}}, [[Bucharest]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Senate of Romania|Senator]] (1992–election day)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Former presidential election:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[1996 Romanian general election|1996]]: 4.7% (5th place, 1st round)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: [[Greater Romania Party|PRM]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Philosophy, [[University of Bucharest]] (1971)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;journalist, writer&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Stolojan}}[[File:Conventia PD-L 2013 - Theodor Stolojan (2).jpg|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Theodor Stolojan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1943|10|24}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1943|10|24|2000|11|26}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Târgoviște]], [[Dâmbovița County]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Prime Minister of Romania]] (1991–1992)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Minister of Finances (1990–1991)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Deputy Minister of Finances (1989–1990)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Director of Department of International Relations and Financial Relations with the Ministry of Finances and General Inspector of the Department of State Revenues (1988–1989)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Director of the State Budget Accounting Department with the Ministry of Finances (1978–1982)&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Finances and Accontancy, [[Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies]] (1966)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;financier, accountant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Isărescu}}[[File:Mugur Isărescu 17 February 2025 (cropped).jpg|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mugur Isărescu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1949|08|01}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1949|08|01|2000|11|26}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Drăgășani]], [[Vâlcea County]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Prime Minister of Romania]] (1999–election day)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Governor of the National Bank of Romania]] (1990–1999)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Commercial Attache with the Romanian Embassy in USA (1990)&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: none&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Endorsed by: [[Romanian Democratic Convention|CDR 2000]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Foreign Trade, [[Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies]] (1971)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;financier, banker&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Frunda}}[[File:Frunda György.JPG|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[György Frunda]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1951|07|22}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1951|07|22|2000|11|26}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Târgu Mureș]], [[Mureș County]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Senate of Romania|Senator]] (1992–election day)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Former presidential election:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[1996 Romanian general election|1996]]: 6.0% (4th place, 1st round)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||Affiliation: [[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania|UDMR]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Law, [[Babeş-Bolyai University]], [[Cluj-Napoca]] (1974)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;lawyer&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Roman}}[[File:Petre Roman EP (cropped).jpg|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Petre Roman]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1946|07|22}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1946|07|22|2000|11|26}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Bucharest]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (1999–election day)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Romanian Senate|Senator]] (1996–election day)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[President of the Senate of Romania]] (1996–1999)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)|Deputy]] (1990–1996)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Prime Minister of Romania]] (1989–1991)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Former presidential election:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[1996 Romanian general election|1996]]: 20.5% (3rd place, 1st round)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: [[Democratic Party (Romania)|PD]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Energy, [[Politehnica University of Bucharest]] (1968)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;hydroelectric powerplant engineer&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Meleșcanu}}[[File:Teodor Meleșcanu in 2017.jpg|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Teodor Meleșcanu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1941|03|10}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1941|03|10|2000|11|26}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Brad, Hunedoara|Brad]], [[Hunedoara County]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Senate of Romania|Senator]] (1996–election day)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (1992–1996)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Undesecretary of State with the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (1990–1992)&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: [[:ro:Alianța pentru România|ApR]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Law, [[University of Bucharest]], (1964)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, [[University of Geneva]] (1968)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;jurist, diplomat&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Manole}}[[File:Blank.png|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[:ro:Eduard Manole|Eduard Manole]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1964|03|21}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1964|03|21|2000|11|26}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Constanța]], [[Constanța County]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: none&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Physics, [[University of Bucharest]] (unknown year)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;physicist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Bârlă}}[[File:Blank.png|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Graziela Bârlă]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|unknown birthdate&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;unknown birthplace&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: none&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Law, [[University of Bucharest]] (1968)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;lawyer&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Lambrino}}[[File:Printul Paul al Romaniei.jpg|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Paul Philippe of Romania|Paul Lambrino]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1948|08|13}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1948|08|13|2000|11|26}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Paris]], [[France]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: Party of National Reconciliation&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Millfield|Millfield College]] (1968)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;art dealer&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Sasu}}[[File:Blank.png|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[:ro:Ion Sasu|Ion Sasu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1944|03|05}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1944|03|05|2000|11|26}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Cugir]], [[Alba County]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: [[Socialist Party of Labour|PSM]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Philosophy, [[University of Bucharest]] (1968)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{hs|Cerveni}}[[File:Blank.png|x160px]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[:ro:Niculae Cerveni|Niculae Cerveni]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Born: {{dts|format=dmy|1926|3|19}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(age {{age|1926|3|19|2000|11|26}})&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Cervenia]], [[Teleorman County]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Died: {{dts|format=dmy|2004|1|16}}, [[Bucharest]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Romanian Senate|Senator]] (1996–election day)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)|Deputy]] (1992–1996)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Affiliation: Romanian Liberal Democratic Party&lt;br /&gt;
|Faculty of Law, [[University of Bucharest]] (1974)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;lawyer&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;section end=&amp;quot;candidates&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Results==&lt;br /&gt;
=== President ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - first round.svg|Presidential election - First round|thumb|330px]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Primul tur de scrutin pe localități.png|thumb|329x329px|First round result by commune]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Tur 2.svg|Presidential election - Second round|thumb|330px]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Al doilea tur de scrutin pe localități.png|thumb|329x329px|Second round results by commune]]&lt;br /&gt;
In the second round, Theodor Stolojan, Mugur Isărescu, György Frunda, and Petre Roman positioned against Corneliu Vadim Tudor, without openly endorsing Ion Iliescu.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election results&lt;br /&gt;
|cand1=[[Ion Iliescu]]|party1=[[Social Democratic Pole of Romania]]|votes1=4076273|votes1_2=6696623&lt;br /&gt;
|cand2=[[Corneliu Vadim Tudor]]|party2=[[Greater Romania Party]]|votes2=3178293|votes2_2=3324247&lt;br /&gt;
|cand3=[[Theodor Stolojan]]|party3=[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]]|votes3=1321420&lt;br /&gt;
|cand4=[[Mugur Isărescu]]|party4=[[Romanian Democratic Convention]]|votes4=1069463&lt;br /&gt;
|cand5=[[György Frunda]]|party5=[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]]|votes5=696989&lt;br /&gt;
|cand6=[[Petre Roman]]|party6=[[Democratic Party (Romania)|Democratic Party]]|votes6=334852&lt;br /&gt;
|cand7=[[Teodor Meleșcanu]]|party7=[[Alliance for Romania]]|votes7=214642&lt;br /&gt;
|cand8=Eduard Gheorghe Manole|party8=Independent|votes8=133991&lt;br /&gt;
|cand9=Graziela-Elena Bârlă|party9=Independent|votes9=61455&lt;br /&gt;
|cand10=[[Paul Philippe of Romania|Prince Paul of Romania]]|party10=Party of National Reconciliation|votes10=55238&lt;br /&gt;
|cand11=Ion Sasu|party11=[[Socialist Party of Labour]]|votes11=38375&lt;br /&gt;
|cand12=[[Niculae Cerveni]]|party12=Romanian Liberal Democratic Party|votes12=31983&lt;br /&gt;
|invalid=346484|invalid2=163845&lt;br /&gt;
|votes14_2=10184715&lt;br /&gt;
|electorate=17699727|electorate2=17711757&lt;br /&gt;
|source=Nohlen &amp;amp; Stöver&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Parliament===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Senate ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The alliance named Social Democratic Pole of Romania was formed by PDSR, PSDR (2 senators), and PUR (4 senator). On 16 June 2001, PDSR and PSDR merged, forming the present-day PSD.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:SENAT ..png|thumb|317x317px|Results of the 2000 Romanian legislative elections, showing the number of votes for the party that won a plurality in each locality. Results for the Senate]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election results&lt;br /&gt;
|image=[[File:Romania Senate 2000.svg]]&lt;br /&gt;
|party1=[[Social Democratic Pole of Romania]]|votes1=4040212|seats1=65|sc1=+24&lt;br /&gt;
|party2=[[Greater Romania Party]]|votes2=2288483|seats2=37|sc2=+29&lt;br /&gt;
|party3=[[Democratic Party (Romania)|Democratic Party]]|votes3=825437|seats3=13|sc3=–&lt;br /&gt;
|party4=[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]]|votes4=814381|seats4=13|sc4=–&lt;br /&gt;
|party5=[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]]|votes5=751310|seats5=12|sc5=+1&lt;br /&gt;
|party6=[[Romanian Democratic Convention]]|votes6=575706|seats6=0|sc6=–53&lt;br /&gt;
|party7=[[Alliance for Romania]]|votes7=465535|seats7=0|sc7=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party8=[[Romanian National Unity Party]]|votes8=154761|seats8=0|sc8=–7&lt;br /&gt;
|party9=[[National Liberal Party–Câmpeanu]]|votes9=133018|seats9=0|sc9=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party10=[[Ecologist Party of Romania]]|votes10=108370|seats10=0|sc10=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party11=[[Socialist Party of Labour]]|votes11=96636|seats11=0|sc11=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party12=Party of Pensioners of Romania|votes12=86401|seats12=0|sc12=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party13=Romanian Working Party|votes13=81756|seats13=0|sc13=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party14=Romanian Liberal Democratic Party|votes14=61234|seats14=0|sc14=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party15=National Peasant Party|votes15=55970|seats15=0|sc15=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party16=Party of Romanian Life|votes16=54634|seats16=0|sc16=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party17=[[National Democratic Christian Party]]|votes17=45252|seats17=0|sc17=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party18=Party of National Reconciliation|votes18=31824|seats18=0|sc18=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party19=Free Republican Socialist Democratic Party|votes19=30910|seats19=0|sc19=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party20=[[New Generation Party (Romania)|New Generation Party]]|votes20=27576|seats20=0|sc20=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party21=Democratic Party of Pensioners in Romania and the Diaspora|votes21=24346|seats21=0|sc21=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party22=Social Democratic Party &amp;quot;Constantin Titel Petrescu&amp;quot;|votes22=20426|seats22=0|sc22=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party23=Generation 2000|votes23=18998|seats23=0|sc23=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party24=Party of Non-Communists|votes24=18879|seats24=0|sc24=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party25=Party for the Motherland|votes25=18403|seats25=0|sc25=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party26=Socialist Party of Romania|votes26=12961|seats26=0|sc26=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party27=[[Republican Party (Romania, 1993)|Republican Party]]|votes27=12094|seats27=0|sc27=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party28=[[Democratic Union of Turkish-Muslim Tatars of Romania|Democratic Union of Turkish-Muslim Tatars]]|votes28=9226|seats28=0|sc28=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party29=[[Liberal Union–Brătianu]]|votes29=7373|seats29=0|sc29=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party30=Popular Union for Justice Party|votes30=5747|seats30=0|sc30=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party31=Christian Democratic Union|votes31=4016|seats31=0|sc31=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party32=Party of the Romanian Revolution|votes32=2146|seats32=0|sc32=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party33=Christian Centre of the Roma in Romania|votes33=2045|seats33=0|sc33=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party34=Party of Private Entrepreneurs–Social Democratic Party|votes34=1575|seats34=0|sc34=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party35=Hungarian Free Democrat Party in Romania|votes35=498|seats35=0|sc35=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party36=International League of the Romanians–Bucharest|votes36=343|seats36=0|sc36=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party37=Independents|votes37=3428|seats37=0|sc37=0&lt;br /&gt;
|invalid=667548&lt;br /&gt;
|total_sc=–3&lt;br /&gt;
|electorate=17699727&lt;br /&gt;
|source=Nohlen &amp;amp; Stöver, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110614133942/http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=ROMANIA&amp;amp;election=ro20s University of Essex]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Chamber of Deputies ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Social Democratic Pole of Romania included the PDSR, PSDR (10 deputies), and PUR (6 deputies). On 16 June 2001, PDSR and PSDR merged, forming the present-day PSD.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CAMERA DEPUTAȚILOR 2000.png|thumb|Results of the 2000 Romanian legislative elections, showing the number of votes for the party that won a plurality in each locality. Results for the Chamber of Deputies.]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election results&lt;br /&gt;
|image=[[File:Romania Parliament 2000.svg]]&lt;br /&gt;
|party1=[[Social Democratic Pole of Romania]]|votes1=3968464|seats1=155|sc1=+64&lt;br /&gt;
|party2=[[Greater Romania Party]]|votes2=2112027|seats2=84|sc2=+65&lt;br /&gt;
|party3=[[Democratic Party (Romania)|Democratic Party]]|votes3=762365|seats3=31|sc3=–&lt;br /&gt;
|party4=[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]]|votes4=747263|seats4=30|sc4=–&lt;br /&gt;
|party5=[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]]|votes5=736863|seats5=27|sc5=+2&lt;br /&gt;
|party6=[[Romanian Democratic Convention]]|votes6=546135|seats6=0|sc6=–122&lt;br /&gt;
|party7=[[Alliance for Romania]]|votes7=441228|seats7=0|sc7=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party8=[[National Liberal Party–Câmpeanu]]|votes8=151518|seats8=0|sc8=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party9=[[Romanian National Unity Party]]|votes9=149525|seats9=0|sc9=–18&lt;br /&gt;
|party10=[[Ecologist Party of Romania]]|votes10=101256|seats10=0|sc10=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party11=[[Socialist Party of Labour]]|votes11=91027|seats11=0|sc11=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party12=Party of Pensioners of Romania|votes12=76704|seats12=0|sc12=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party13=[[Party of the Roma]]|votes13=71786|seats13=1|sc13=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party14=Romanian Working Party|votes14=68718|seats14=0|sc14=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party15=Romanian Liberal Democratic Party|votes15=52497|seats15=0|sc15=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party16=National Peasant Party|votes16=48435|seats16=0|sc16=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party17=Party of Romanian Life|votes17=46129|seats17=0|sc17=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party18=[[Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania|Democratic Forum of Germans]]|votes18=40844|seats18=1|sc18=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party19=[[National Democratic Christian Party]]|votes19=33410|seats19=0|sc19=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party20=Free Republican Socialist Democratic Party|votes20=32811|seats20=0|sc20=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party21=Party of National Reconciliation|votes21=22376|seats21=0|sc21=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party22=[[Union of Armenians of Romania]]|votes22=21302|seats22=1|sc22=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party23=[[Italian Community of Romania]]|votes23=21263|seats23=1|sc23=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party24=Democratic Party of Pensioners in Romania and the Diaspora|votes24=21062|seats24=0|sc24=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party25=[[Bulgarian Union of Banat–Romania]]|votes25=20085|seats25=1|sc25=+1&lt;br /&gt;
|party26=[[New Generation Party (Romania)|New Generation Party]]|votes26=19662|seats26=0|sc26=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party27=Social Democratic Party &amp;quot;Constantin Titel Petrescu&amp;quot;|votes27=17730|seats27=0|sc27=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party28=Party for the Motherland|votes28=16991|seats28=0|sc28=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party29=League of Italian Communities in Romania|votes29=16266|seats29=0|sc29=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party30=[[Hellenic Union of Romania]]|votes30=15007|seats30=1|sc30=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party31=Party of Non-Communists|votes31=14197|seats31=0|sc31=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party32=Generation 2000|votes32=13455|seats32=0|sc32=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party33=[[Federation of the Jewish Communities in Romania]]|votes33=12629|seats33=1|sc33=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party34=Christian Centre of the Roma in Romania|votes34=12171|seats34=0|sc34=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party35=Romanian Socialist Party|votes35=11916|seats35=0|sc35=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party36=[[Community of the Lipovan Russians in Romania]]|votes36=11558|seats36=1|sc36=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party37=[[Union of Croats of Romania]]|votes37=11084|seats37=1|sc37=+1&lt;br /&gt;
|party38=[[Republican Party (Romania, 1993)|Republican Party]]|votes38=10840|seats38=0|sc38=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party39=[[League of Albanians of Romania]]|votes39=10543|seats39=1|sc39=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party40=[[Democratic Union of Turkish-Muslim Tatars of Romania|Democratic Union of Turkish-Muslim Tatars]]|votes40=10380|seats40=1|sc40=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party41=[[Union of the Ukrainians of Romania]]|votes41=9404|seats41=1|sc41=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party42=[[Association of Macedonians of Romania]]|votes42=8809|seats42=1|sc42=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party43=[[Union of Serbs of Romania]]|votes43=8748|seats43=1|sc43=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party44=Bulgarian Cultural Association of Romania|votes44=8092|seats44=0|sc44=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party45=[[Cultural Union of Albanians of Romania]]|votes45=7798|seats45=0|sc45=–1&lt;br /&gt;
|party46=[[Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania]]|votes46=6942|seats46=1|sc46=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party47=[[Democratic Turkish Union of Romania]]|votes47=6675|seats47=1|sc47=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party48=[[Bratstvo Community of Bulgarians in Romania]]|votes48=5923|seats48=0|sc48=–1&lt;br /&gt;
|party49=Democratic Union of Ukrainians in Romania|votes49=5843|seats49=0|sc49=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party50=[[Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania]]|votes50=5686|seats50=1|sc50=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party51=[[Union of Poles of Romania]]|votes51=5055|seats51=1|sc51=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party52=Turkish Community of Romania|votes52=3953|seats52=0|sc52=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party53=[[Liberal Union–Brătianu]]|votes53=3760|seats53=0|sc53=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party54=Hungarian Free Democrat Party of Romania|votes54=3510|seats54=0|sc54=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party55=Popular Union for Justice Party|votes55=3506|seats55=0|sc55=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party56=Christian Democratic Union|votes56=3316|seats56=0|sc56=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party57=Hellenic Community Iasi|votes57=2072|seats57=0|sc57=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party58=Democratic Union of Croats in Romania|votes58=2059|seats58=0|sc58=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party59=Prahova Hellenic Community|votes59=1992|seats59=0|sc59=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party60=Party of the Romanian Revolution|votes60=1623|seats60=0|sc60=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party61=[[Union of Poles of Romania]] &amp;#039;Dom Polski&amp;#039;|votes61=1619|seats61=0|sc61=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party62=Union of the Czechs of Romania|votes62=1539|seats62=0|sc62=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party63=Democratic League of the Croats in Romania|votes63=1329|seats63=0|sc63=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party64=General Union of the Hutul Ethnicity in Romania|votes64=1225|seats64=0|sc64=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party65=International League of the Romanians–Bucharest|votes65=516|seats65=0|sc65=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party66=Union of Pavlicheni Bulgarians in Romania|votes66=497|seats66=0|sc66=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party67=Hellenic Union ELPIS Constanta|votes67=449|seats67=0|sc67=New&lt;br /&gt;
|party68=Party of Private Entrepreneurs–Social Democratic Party|votes68=401|seats68=0|sc68=0&lt;br /&gt;
|party69=Independents|votes69=137561|seats69=0|sc69=0&lt;br /&gt;
|invalid=720034&lt;br /&gt;
|total_sc=+2&lt;br /&gt;
|electorate=17699727&lt;br /&gt;
|source=Nohlen &amp;amp; Stöver, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130227161412/http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=ROMANIA&amp;amp;election=ro20cd University of Essex]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Percent of votes of major candidates in the first round:&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;150px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Iliescu.svg|Ion Iliescu&lt;br /&gt;
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Vadim.svg|Corneliu Vadim Tudor&lt;br /&gt;
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Stolojan.svg|Theodor Stolojan&lt;br /&gt;
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Isarescu.svg|Mugur Isărescu&lt;br /&gt;
File:Romanian presidential election 2000 - Frunda.svg|György Frunda&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{notelist}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Romanian elections}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Romanian presidential elections}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Ion Iliescu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Authority control}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:2000 elections in Romania|General]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Presidential elections in Romania]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Parliamentary elections in Romania]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:November 2000 in Romania|General]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:December 2000 in Romania|General]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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