# 2019 Romanian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Romania on 10 November 2019, with a second round held on 24 November 2019. They were the eighth presidential elections held in post-1989 Romania. Incumbent President of Romania Klaus Iohannis, first elected in 2014, was eligible for re-election. He subsequently defeated former Prime Minister and ex-leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Viorica Dăncilă in the second round of the election by a landslide, receiving 66% of the vote – the second-highest vote share on record in this type of elections after Ion Iliescu (who received 85% of the vote in 1990).

## Background

Klaus Iohannis won the previous presidential election in 2014 and was sworn in for his first term on 21 December 2014. According to the Article 83 of the Constitution of Romania, the "term of office of the President of Romania is five years, being exercised from the date the oath was taken," but only for up to two terms. In June 2018, incumbent president Iohannis publicly announced his intention of running for a second term as president. The electoral calendar for the presidential elections was set by the Romanian Government.
The final results for the first round were publicly announced by Central Electoral Bureau and Permanent Electoral Authority on 14 November 2019. The results were forwarded to the Constitutional Court of Romania that validated the results on 15 November 2019. After the Constitutional Court's validation, the results were sent for publication to the Official Journal of Romania (Monitorul Oficial al României). Only after the publication by the Official Journal, the results for the first round of the elections became official.
The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) forwarded the final results for the second round to the Constitutional Court of Romania for validation on 28 November 2019, on the last day of the settled electoral calendar. The Constitutional Court of Romania validated the results in the same day.

## Candidates
### National Liberal Party (PNL)

President Klaus Iohannis was eligible for re-election. His candidacy in the 2014 elections was supported by the National Liberal Party (PNL), whose President he was at that time. Upon taking office as president, Iohannis suspended his PNL membership, as the Constitution does not allow the president to be a formal member of a political party during his term. Ludovic Orban, the president of the PNL, reconfirmed the party's support for Iohannis after the elections. On 11 March 2018, the National Council of PNL formally endorsed Klaus Iohannis for a new term as president.

### Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Liviu Pleșoianu, a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Bucharest since 2016 for the Social Democratic Party (PSD), declared his candidacy on 23 July 2017. Liviu Dragnea, President of the Chamber of Deputies since 2016, and Gabriela Firea, Mayor of Bucharest since 2016, are thought to be other potential PSD candidates. However, both have refuted these media speculations, Firea stating she wants to finish her term as mayor, while Liviu Dragnea rejected the idea and stated he and the PSD concentrate on the governing program and the parliamentary agenda, as Dragnea is President of the Chamber of Deputies. After being convicted on corruption charges on 27 May 2019, Dragnea became ineligible to run for president.

### Save Romania Union (USR) and PLUS Alliance

Nicușor Dan, a former President of the Save Romania Union (USR), the third largest political party in the country, believed that the party should run its own candidate for the elections. Dan Barna, the new President of the USR, stated in an interview with Adevărul that the USR would have a presidential candidate, decided by a vote within the party. Barna also said that "Dacian Cioloș may be an option, like any well-known person".
Former Minister of Labor in Cioloș Government, Dragoș Pîslaru, who is among the founders of the new party of former Prime Minister, the PLUS, said the party was ready for a possible candidacy for the presidency of leader Dacian Cioloș. He also stressed that a candidacy of President Iohannis for a new term would not exclude a candidacy of Dacian Cioloș. On 8 June 2018, Cioloș said he would not run against Klaus Iohannis. However he subsequently stated that he would assume any responsibility that his recently founded political party (PLUS) would bestow upon him, not excluding the presidency.
In the aftermath of the results of the 2019 European Parliament elections, USR and PLUS decided to keep the 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance for the presidential elections, and nominated Dan Barna as joint candidate.

### Other political parties

Many voices inside ALDE suggested that Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, the party leader and former President of the Senate, should be the proposal of the PSD–ALDE coalition for the upcoming election and asked for PSD support in this regard. Tăriceanu himself considered that the best option for the presidential election is a PSD–ALDE joint candidacy. On 24 July 2019, ALDE announced that Tăriceanu would run for president on its ticket.
In a press conference on 26 October 2017, Victor Ponta, a former Prime Minister and runner-up in the 2014 elections, claimed that his newly established party, PRO Romania, would nominate a candidate in the elections, but denied that he would run for the presidency again.
On 25 August 2019, Theodor Paleologu was designated candidate of the People's Movement Party (PMP).
On 7 July 2019, Ramona Ioana Bruynseels launched her candidacy. The announcement was met with surprise and intrigue from political commentators. Bruynseels has set her platform on taking on the broken political system in Romania that she argues is working against the interests of its citizens. Bruynseels is a centrist politician and was the candidate of the Humanist Power Party. At the time of these elections, the party was controlled from behind the scenes by Romanian mogul and former longtime Securitatea collaborator Dan Voiculescu.

### Candidates qualified for the second round

On 28 November 2019, The Romanian Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) forwarded the final results to the Constitutional Court of Romania, which validated the results in the same day.
| Name | Born | Public Office Experience | Campaign and affiliation | Alma mater and profession | Candidacy Announcement dates |
| Klaus Iohannis | 13 June 1959 (age 60) Sibiu, Sibiu County | President of Romania (2014–election day) Mayor of Sibiu (2000–2014) Former presidential election: 2014: 30.37% (2nd place, 1st round), 54.43% (winner, 2nd round) | Motto: Pentru o Românie normală (For a Normal Romania) Affiliation: PNL (membership suspended while being President of Romania) Endorsed by: FDGR/DFDR Endorsement added for the second round: 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance, PMP | Faculty of Physics, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1983) Physics teacher | Intention: 11 March 2018 Official: 23 June 2018 BEC filing: 20 September 2019 BEC validation: 22 September 2019 CCR validation for qualifying to the second round: 15 November 2019 CCR validation as President-elect: 28 November 2019 |
| Viorica Dăncilă | 16 December 1963 (age 55) Roșiorii de Vede, Teleorman County | Prime Minister of Romania (2018–2019) MEP (2009–2018) | Motto: Alături de fiecare român (Standing by each Romanian) Affiliation: PSD Endorsed by: PNȚCD, UNPR Endorsement added for the second round: FN, PNeR | Faculty of Drilling of Wells and Exploitation of Hydrocarbon Deposits, Petroleum and Gas University, Ploiești (1988) Oil engineer, petroleum technology teacher | Intention: 11 July 2019 Official: 23 July 2019 BEC filing: 19 September 2019 BEC validation: 20 September 2019 CCR validation for qualifying to the second round: 15 November 2019 CCR validation of the second round results: 28 November 2019 |

### Candidates that competed only in the first round

For all these candidates, the competition ended on 15 November 2019, when the Constitutional Court of Romania validated the results of the first round (only the first two placed competitors were qualified for the second round).
| Name | Born | Public Office Experience | Affiliation and endorsements | Alma mater and profession | Candidacy Announcement dates |
| Dan Barna | 10 July 1975 (age 44) Sibiu, Sibiu County | Deputy (2016–election day) Secretary of State with the Ministry of European Funds (2016) | Motto: Fericiți în România ([We,] Happy in Romania) Affiliation: 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance (alliance members: USR and PLUS) | Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1998) lawyer | Intention: 1 July 2019 Official: 13 July 2019 BEC filing: 20 September 2019 BEC validation: 22 September 2019 Second round: Endorsed Klaus Iohannis (11 November 2019) |
| Mircea Diaconu | 24 December 1949 (age 69) Vlădești, Argeș County | MEP (2014–2019) Minister of Culture (2012) Senator (2008–2012) | Motto: Cu bună credință (In Good Faith) Affiliation: none, supported by The Alliance for One Man (alliance members: PRO Romania, ALDE) | Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography, Bucharest (1971) actor | Intention: 25 August 2019 Official: 27 August 2019 BEC filing: 21 September 2019 BEC validation: 22 September 2019 Second round: Non-partisan (10 November 2019) |
| Theodor Paleologu | 15 July 1973 (age 46) Bucharest | Deputy (2008–2016) Minister of Culture (2008–2009) Ambassador to Denmark (2005–2008) | Motto: Respect, educație, performanță (Respect, Education, Performance) Affiliation: none, supported by PMP | Faculty of Philosophy, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (1998) philosophy and political science professor | Intention: 17 July 2019 Official: 25 August 2019 BEC filing: 20 September 2019 BEC validation: 20 September 2019 Second round: Against Viorica Dăncilă, without openly endorsing Klaus Iohannis (22 November 2019) His party, PMP, openly endorsed Klaus Iohannis: 13 November 2019 |
| Hunor Kelemen | 18 October 1967 (age 52) Cârța, Harghita County | Deputy (2000–election day) Minister of Culture (2009–2012, 2014) Secretary of State with the Minister of Culture (1997–2000) Former presidential elections: 2014: 3.47% (8th place) 2009: 3.83% (5th place) | Motto: Respect pentru toți (Respect for Everyone) Affiliation: UDMR | University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca (1993), Faculty of Philosophy, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1998) veterinarian, philosophy teacher | Intention: 23 February 2019 Official: 30 August 2019 BEC filing: 21 September 2019 BEC validation: 22 September 2019 Second round: Endorsed Klaus Iohannis (10 November 2019) His organization, UDMR, had a non-partisan stance (13 November 2019) |
| Ramona Bruynseels | 14 February 1980 (age 39) Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County | Secretary of State with the General Secretariat of the Government (2017–2018) | Motto: Fără imunitate ([Politicians] Free of Immunity) Affiliation: Humanist Power Party | Faculty of Law, Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, Cluj-Napoca (2002) jurist | Intention: 8 June 2019 Official: 8 July 2019 BEC filing: 22 September 2019 BEC validation: 24 September 2019 Second round: Non-partisan (19 November 2019) Her party, PPU, advised its followers to boycott: 18 November 2019 |
| Alexandru Cumpănașu | 29 March 1981 (age 38) Caracal, Olt County | | Motto: Ori noi, ori ei ([It is] Us or Them) Affiliation: none | "Ioniță Asan" high-school, Caracal (2000) civic activist | Intention: 29 August 2019 Official: 2 September 2019 BEC filing: 22 September 2019 BEC validation: 24 September 2019 Second round: Against Viorica Dăncilă, without openly endorsing Klaus Iohannis (21 November 2019) |
| Viorel Cataramă | 31 January 1955 (age 64) Bacău, Bacău County | Senator (1996–2000) Secretary of State with the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism (1991–1992) | Motto: Muncești și câștigi (Work and Win) Affiliation: Liberal Right Party | Faculty of Commerce, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (1980) economist | Intention: 10 June 2019 Official: 31 August 2019 BEC filing: 18 September 2019 BEC rejection: 20 September 2019 CCR appeal: 21 September 2019 CCR approval: 22 September 2019 Second round: Boycott (17 November 2019) |
| Bogdan Stanoevici | 22 January 1958 (age 61) Bucharest | Secretary of State with the Minister for Relations with Abroad Romanians (2014) | Motto: România, din nou acasă (Romania, Home Again) Affiliation: none | Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography, Bucharest (1982) actor | Intention: 29 March 2019 Official: 3 May 2019 BEC filing: 22 September 2019 BEC validation: 24 September 2019 Second round: Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă (14 November 2019) |
| Cătălin Ivan | 23 December 1978 (age 40) Galați, Galați County | MEP (2009–2019) Iași County Counsellor (2005–2009) | Motto: Președinte pentru Români (President for Romanians) Affiliation: Alternative for National Dignity | Faculty of Economics and Business Management, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași (2003) economist | Intention: 17 September 2019 Official: 17 September 2019 BEC filing: 22 September 2019 BEC validation: 24 September 2019 Second round: Against Klaus Iohannis, without openly endorsing Viorica Dăncilă (21 November 2019) |
| Ninel Peia | 7 October 1969 (age 50) Brastavățu, Olt County | Deputy (2012–2016) | Motto: Un președinte ca niciunul (A President like Nobody else) Affiliation: Romanian Nationhood Party | Faculty of Law at an unspecified university in Bucharest (2000) jurist | Intention: 4 June 2019 Official: 4 June 2019 BEC filing: 22 September 2019 BEC validation: 24 September 2019 Second round: Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă (22 November 2019) |
| Sebastian Popescu | 12 February 1982 (age 37) Balș, Olt County | | Motto: Pentru o nouă Românie (For a New Romania) Affiliation: New Romania Party | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Timișoara (2006) veterinarian | Intention: 17 June 2018 Official: 17 June 2018 BEC filing: 22 September 2019 BEC validation: 24 September 2019 Second round: Blank vote (24 November 2019) |
| John Ion Banu | 8 July 1960 (age 59) Roman, Neamț County | | Motto: Certitudinea românilor (Romanians' Certainty) Affiliation: Romanian Nation Party | Politehnica University of Bucharest mechanical engineer | Intention: 13 June 2019 Official: 13 June 2019 BEC filing: 22 September 2019 BEC validation: 24 September 2019 Second round: Boycott (18 November 2019) |

### Withdrawn candidates

| Name | Born | Public Office Experience | Affiliation and endorsement | Alma mater and Profession | Candidacy Announcement dates |
| Dragoș Dinulescu | 1987 (age 32) Câmpina, Prahova County | | Affiliation: USR | Faculty of Dental Medicine, Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest (2011) dentist | Intention: 1 July 2019 Withdrawal: 13 July 2019 Endorsed Dan Barna, after he became party nominee: 13 July 2019 |
| Mihai Goțiu | 6 December 1973 (age 45) Ilia, Hunedoara County | Deputy (2016–election day) | Affiliation: USR | Faculty of Journalism, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1997) journalist, writer | Intention: 1 July 2019 Withdrawal: 13 July 2019 Endorsed Dan Barna, after he became party nominee: 13 July 2019 |
| Dumitru Stanca | Dolj County | | Affiliation: USR | Faculty of History, University of Galați (2002) Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy, Sibiu (1986) military | Intention: 1 July 2019 Withdrawal: 13 July 2019 Endorsed Dan Barna, after he became party nominee: 13 July 2019 |
| Dacian Cioloș | 27 July 1969 (age 50) Zalău, Sălaj County | MEP (2019–election day) Prime Minister of Romania (2015–2017) European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (2010-2014) Minister of Agriculture (2007-2008) Ministerial advisor with the Ministry of Agriculture (2005-2007) SAPARD implementation manager with the Representation of the European Commission in Romania (2002-2003) Final poll to appear (6 August 2019): 10.4% (4th place) | Affiliation: PLUS | Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca (1994) horticultural engineer | Intention: 2 March 2019 Withdrawal: 19 July 2019 Endorsed Dan Barna, after he got party endorsement: 19 July 2019 Endorsed Klaus Iohannis: 11 November 2019 |
| Ecaterina Andronescu | 7 April 1948 (age 71) Malovăț, Mehedinți County | Senator (2008–election day) Minister of Education (2000-2003, 2008-2009, 2012, 2018-2019) Deputy (1996-2008) | Affiliation: PSD | Faculty of Chemistry, Politehnica University of Bucharest (1972) chemistry professor | Intention: 15 January 2019 Withdrawal: 22 July 2019 Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă, after she became party nominee: 22 July 2019 |
| Șerban Nicolae | 5 April 1968 (age 51) Bucharest | Senator (2004-2008, 2012–election day) Minister for Liaison with Parliament (2004) Presidential advisor (2001-2004) | Affiliation: PSD | Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University, Bucharest (1997) mechanical worker, lawyer | Intention: 13 June 2019 Withdrawal: 22 July 2019 Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă, after she became party nominee: 22 July 2019 |
| Eugen Teodorovici | 12 August 1971 (age 48) Bucharest | Senator (2012–election day) Minister of Finance (2015, 2018-2019) Minister of European Funds (2012-2015) Final poll to appear (July 8, 2019): 5% (5th place) | Affiliation: PSD | Faculty of Commerce, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (1997) economist | Intention: 22 June 2019 Withdrawal: 22 July 2019 Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă, after she became party nominee: 22 July 2019 |
| Mihai Fifor | 10 May 1970 (age 49) Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinți County | Senator (2012–election day) acting Prime Minister of Romania (2018) Minister of Defence (2017-2018) Minister of Economy (2017) | Affiliation: PSD | Faculty of Letters and History, University of Craiova (1994) museum curator | Intention: 23 June 2019 Withdrawal: 22 July 2019 Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă, after she became party nominee: 22 July 2019 |
| Gabriela Firea | 13 July 1972 (age 47) Bacău, Bacău County | Mayor of Bucharest (2016–election day) Senator (2012-2016) Secretary of State for Governmental Communication (1999-2000) Final poll to appear (27 January 2019): 17% (2nd place) | Affiliation: PSD | Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest (1994) journalist | Denied interest: 26 May 2019 Intention: 18 July 2019 Withdrawal: 23 July 2019 Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă: 23 July 2019 |
| Mihail Neamțu | 16 April 1978 (age 41) Făgăraș, Brașov County | | Affiliation: PMP Endorsed by: Alternative Right Party | Faculty of Philosophy, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (2000) Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (2005) theologist, writer | Intention: 19 July 2019 Withdrawal: 24 August 2019 Endorsed Theodor Paleologu: 24 August 2019 |
| George Mioc | 20 April 1951 (age 68) Cărpiniș, Timiș County | Final poll to appear (23 November 2017): 1% (7th place) | Affiliation: none Endorsed by: The New Republic | Mechanical engineer | Intention: 19 July 2019 Withdrawal: 25 August 2019 Endorsed Theodor Paleologu: 25 August 2019 |
| Robert Turcescu | 3 May 1975 (age 44) Pitești, Argeș County | Deputy (2016–election day) | Affiliation: PMP | Superior School of Journalism, Bucharest (1997) Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences, University of Bucharest (1998) journalist | Intention: 19 July 2019 Withdrawal: 25 August 2019 Endorsed Theodor Paleologu, after he became party nominee: 25 August 2019 |
| Adrian Papahagi | 20 March 1976 (age 43) Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County | Counsellor with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2010-2012) | Affiliation: none | Faculty of Philology, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1998) École normale supérieure, Paris (2000) philologist | Intention: 19 July 2019 Withdrawal: 25 August 2019 Endorsed Theodor Paleologu: 28 August 2019 |
| Corina Crețu | 24 June 1967 (age 52) Bucharest | MEP (2007-2014, 2019–election day) European Commissioner for Regional Policy (2014-2019) Senator (2004–2007) Deputy (2000-2001) Presidential advisor (1992-1996, 2001-2004) Final poll to appear (8 July 2019): 4% (6th place) | Affiliation: Pro Romania | Faculty of Cybernetics, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (1989) economist, journalist | Intention: 8 January 2019 Withdrawal: 26 August 2019 Endorsed Mircea Diaconu, after he got party endorsement: 26 August 2019 |
| Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu | 14 January 1952 (age 67) Bucharest | Senator (2012–election day) President of the Senate of Romania (2014–2019) acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007) Prime Minister of Romania (2004–2008) Minister of Industry and Commerce (1996-1997) Deputy (1990-1992, 1996–2012) Final poll to appear (August 30, 2019): 12.7% (4th place) Former presidential election: 2014: 5.36% (3rd place) | Affiliation: ALDe | Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest (1976) hydrotechnical engineer | Intention: 11 April 2019 Suspended: 3 June 2019 Resumed: 14 July 2019 Withdrawal: 26 August 2019 First round: Endorsed Mircea Diaconu, after he got party endorsement (26 August 2019) Second round: Non-partisan (20 November 2019) |
| Sorin Cîmpeanu | 18 April 1968 (age 51) Bucharest | Deputy (2016–election day) acting Prime Minister of Romania (2015) Minister of Education (2014-2015) | Affiliation: Pro Romania | Faculty of Land Reclamation and Environmental Engineering, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (1991) agriculture professor | Intention: 18 June 2019 Withdrawal: 26 August 2019 Endorsed Mircea Diaconu, after he got party endorsement: 26 August 2019 |
| Florin Călinescu | 29 April 1956 (age 63) Timișoara, Timiș County | | Affiliation: Green Party | Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography, Bucharest (1979) actor, TV entertainer | Intention: 12 January 2019 Suspended: 24 July 2019 Resumed: 3 August 2019 Withdrawal: 30 August 2019 |
| Mădălina Baroncea | 20 July 1973 (age 46) Bucharest | | Affiliation: none | Faculty of Commerce and Marketing, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (1997) marketing specialist | Intention: 19 March 2019 Withdrawal: 30 August 2019 Endorsed Alexandru Cumpănașu: 30 August 2019 |
| Marian Bătăiosu | 30 October 1966 (age 53) Bucharest | | Affiliation: none | Faculty of Engineering and Technical Systems Management, Politehnica University of Bucharest (night course) mechanical engineer | Intention: 5 September 2019 Official: 5 September 2019 Withdrawal: 12 September 2019 |
| Avram Iancu | 18 February 1976 (age 43) Petroșani, Hunedoara County | | Affiliation: none | Technical and Administrative College, Petroșani librarian | Intention: 7 August 2019 Withdrawal: 15 September 2019 |
| George Alexander | 16 January 1961 (age 58) Voicești, Vâlcea County | | Affiliation: none | Oslo Metropolitan University pedagogue, writer | Intention: 13 August 2019 Official: 13 August 2019 Withdrawal: 19 September 2019 Endorsed Ninel Peia: 4 October 2019 |
| Sorin Budăcan | 15 August 1975 (age 44) Bistrița, Bistrița-Năsăud County | | Affiliation: none | | Intention: 6 September 2017 Official: 6 September 2017 Withdrawal: 22 September 2019 |
| Laurențiu Primo | 12 February 1982 (age 37) Balș, Olt County | | Affiliation: Meritocracy Movement | writer | Intention: 29 September 2018 Official: 29 September 2018 Failure to file candidacy to BEC (post-factum Withdrawal) confirmed on: 23 September 2019 |
| Florentin Pandele | 3 April 1961 (age 58) Petrăchioaia, Ilfov County | Mayor of Voluntari, Ilfov County (2000–election day) | Affiliation: none | Faculty of Navigation, Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy (1984) Faculty of Law, Bioterra University, Bucharest (2004) seaman | Intention: 30 May 2019 Official: 30 May 2019 Withdrawal: 22 September 2019 Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă: 29 September 2019 |
| Andrei Stoican | Bucharest | | Affiliation: Romanian National Movement | Faculty of Law Jurist | Intention: 21 June 2019 Withdrawal: 22 September 2019 |
| Liviu Pleșoianu | 24 January 1980 (age 39) Bucharest | Deputy (2016–election day) | Affiliation: PSD (his candidacy was not endorsed by PSD) | Faculty of Philosophy and Journalism, University of Bucharest (2002) journalist | Intention: 25 June 2019 Official: 13 July 2019 Withdrawal: 22 September 2019 |
| Emanuel Onoriu | 20 November 1971 (age 47) Bucharest | | Affiliation: National Christian Union of the Roma | Faculty of Pentecostal Theology, Ovidius University, Constanța (2007) reverend | Intention: 5 August 2019 Official: 5 August 2019 Failure to file candidacy to BEC (post-factum Withdrawal) confirmed on: 24 September 2019 |
| Gheorghe Funar | 29 September 1949 (age 70) Sânnicolau Mare, Timiș County | Senator (2004–2008) Mayor of Cluj-Napoca (1992-2004) Former presidential elections: 2014: 0.47% (11th place) 1996: 3.2% (6th place) 1992: 10.8% (3rd place) | Affiliation: Our Romania Party | Faculty of Economics and Business Management, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca Economist | Intention: 21 August 2019 Official: 21 August 2019 Failure to file candidacy to BEC (post-factum Withdrawal) announced on: 27 September 2019 Second round: Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă (20 November 2019) |
| Cătălin Berenghi | 12 October 1980 (age 39) Bucharest | | Affiliation: Conservatory Autonomous Dacism Party | Sapper, fighter | Intention: 28 August 2019 Official: 28 August 2019 Withdrawal: 22 September 2019 First round: Boycott (10 November 2019) |
| Dorin Stoichescu | Caransebeș, Caraș Severin County | | Affiliation: "The Spear of Dracula" Party | | Intention: 3 September 2019 Official: 3 September 2019 Withdrawal: 22 September 2019 |
| Miron Cozma | 25 August 1954 (age 65) Derna, Bihor County | | Affiliation: Workers' Social-Democrat Party | Faculty of Mining Equipment, University of Petroșani (1977) mining engineer | Intention: 18 March 2019 Official: 18 March 2019 First BEC filing: 18 September 2019 First BEC rejection: 19 September 2019 Second BEC filing: 20 September 2019 Final BEC rejection: 22 September 2019 |
| Maria Minea | 2 October 1962 (age 57) | | Affiliation: Patriot Romanians of Everywhere Party | Lawyer | Intention: 27 June 2019 Official: 17 August 2019 BEC filing: 22 September 2019 BEC rejection: 24 September 2019 |
| Claudiu Crăciun | 2 November 1978 (age 41) Bucharest | | Affiliation: Demos Party | National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest (2001) civic activist, political science professor | Intention: 16 July 2019 Official: 16 July 2019 BEC filing (incomplete, by choice): 22 September 2019 BEC rejection: 25 September 2019 Second round: Non-partisan 22 November 2019 |
| Bobby Păunescu | 8 September 1974 (age 45) Bucharest | | Affiliation: none | Faculty of International Management, Franklin University Switzerland, Lugano (1998) movie producer | Intention: 11 August 2019 BEC filing: 22 September 2019 BEC rejection: 24 September 2019 CCR appeal: 25 September 2019 CCR rejection: 26 September 2019 |
| Marin Duță | | | Affiliation: none | University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (1965) agricultural engineer | BEC filing (incomplete, by choice): 22 September 2019 BEC rejection: 27 September 2019 |
| Radu Moraru | 24 September 1970 (age 49) Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna County | | Affiliation: none | Journalist | Intention: 1 December 2018 Official: 20 January 2019 BEC filing (incomplete, by choice): 22 September 2019 BEC rejection: 27 September 2019 CCR appeal: 27 September 2019 CCR rejection: 30 September 2019 |
| Bogdan-Mihail Zamfir | | | Affiliation: none | Lawyer | Official: 18 July 2019 BEC filing (incomplete, by choice): 22 September 2019 BEC rejection: 27 September 2019 CCR appeal: 28 September 2019 CCR rejection: 30 September 2019 |
| Nicolae-George Epurescu | 18 November 1974 (age 44) Buzău, Buzău County | | Affiliation: The Civic Alternative | Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest (2001) physics scientist | Intention: 7 September 2019 Official: 7 September 2019 BEC filing (incomplete, by choice): 21 September 2019 BEC rejection: 26 September 2019 CCR appeal: 27 September 2019 CCR rejection: 30 September 2019 |

### Declined to be candidates

These individuals have been the subject of speculation, but have publicly denied or recanted interest in running for president.
| Name | Born | Public Office Experience | Affiliation | Alma mater and profession | Candidacy Announcement dates |
| Ludovic Orban | 25 May 1963 (age 56) Brașov, Brașov County | Prime Minister of Romania (2019-election day) Deputy (2008–2016) Minister of Transport (2007-2008) Deputy Mayor of Bucharest (2004-2007) Secretary of State with the Public Servants Agency (2000-2001) Secretary of State with Public Information Department (1999-2000) General Secretary with Disabled Persons Directorate (1998-1999) Communications Director with Energy Policies Agency (1997-1998) Local counselor, Sector 1, Bucharest (1996-1997) Local counselor, Sector 3, Bucharest (1992-1996) Final poll to appear (April 3, 2019): 2.5% (6th place) | Affiliation: PNL | Faculty of Industrial Machinery Technology, Transilvania University of Brașov (1988) technological engineer | Denied interest: 8 April 2017 Endorsed Klaus Iohannis: 8 April 2017 |
| Victor Ponta | 20 September 1972 (age 47) Bucharest | Deputy (2004–election day) Prime Minister of Romania (2012–2015) Minister of Parliamentary Relations (2008-2009) Minister-Delegate for Control of International Grant Programmes Implementation and for Monitoring the Application of the Acquis Communautaire (2004) Head of the Governmental Control Department (2001-2004) Final poll to appear (August 30, 2019): 14.0% (3rd place) Former presidential election: 2014: 40.44% (1st place, 1st round), 45.56% (2nd place, 2nd round) | Affiliation: Pro Romania | Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1995) prosecutor | Denied interest: 26 October 2017 First round: Endorsed Mircea Diaconu, after he got party endorsement (26 August 2019) Second round: Against Klaus Iohannis, without openly endorsing Viorica Dăncilă (14 November 2017) |
| Lia Olguța Vasilescu | 18 November 1974 (age 44) Craiova, Dolj County | Deputy (2000–2008, 2016–election day) Minister of Labour (2017-2018) Mayor of Craiova (2012-2016) Senator (2008-2012) | Affiliation: PSD | Faculty of Philology and History, University of Craiova (1997) journalist | Denied interest: 17 January 2019 Endorsed Liviu Dragnea: 17 January 2019 Endorsed Viorica Dăncilă, after she became party nominee: 22 July 2019 |
| Liviu Dragnea | 28 October 1962 (age 57) Gratia, Teleorman County | President of the Chamber of Deputies (2016–2019) Deputy (2012–2019) Minister of Regional Development and Administration (2012-2015) Deputy Prime Minister of Romania (2012–2014) Minister of Administration of the Interior (2009) President of Teleorman County Council (2000-2012) Prefect of Teleorman County (1996-2000) Final poll to appear (22 May 2019): 7% (5th place) | Former affiliation: PSD (political rights judicially suspended due to conviction, on 29 May 2019) | Faculty of Transport, Politehnica University of Bucharest (1987) Faculty of Management and Public Administration, Ecological University of Bucharest (2003) transport engineer, bar owner | Denied interest: 26 May 2019 Endorsed Gabriela Firea: 26 May 2019 |
| Laura Codruța Kövesi | 15 May 1973 (age 46) Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna County | European Chief Prosecutor (2019–election day) Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate (2013–2018) High Representative of the Ministry of Justice for the Relation with the European Commission (2012-2013) General-Prosecutor of Romania (2006-2012) Chief Prosecutor of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism office in Sibiu County (2006) Final poll to appear (July 8, 2019): 11% (3rd place) | Affiliation: none | Faculty of Law, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1995) prosecutor | Denied interest: 28 May 2019 |
| Mihai Gâdea | 10 January 1977 (age 42) Bucharest | | Affiliation: none | Faculty of Adventist Theology (2000) TV anchor | Denied interest: 1 June 2019 First round: Endorsed Ramona Bruynseels 8 June 2019 |
| Ioan-Aurel Pop | 1 January 1955 (age 64) Țaga, Cluj County | President of the Romanian Academy (2018–election day) | Affiliation: none | Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1979) history professor | Denied interest: 10 June 2019 |
| Cristian Diaconescu | 2 July 1959 (age 60) Bucharest | Presidential advisor (2012-2014) Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008-2009, 2012) Senator (2004-2012) Minister of Justice (2004) Secretary of State for European Affairs with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2004) Secretary of State for Bilateral Affairs with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2000-2004) Final poll to appear (23 November 2017): 5% (4th place) | Affiliation: none | Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest (1983) lawyer | Denied interest: 12 July 2019 |
| Eugen Tomac | 21 June 1981 (age 38) Babele, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine | MEP (2019–election day) Deputy (2012–2019) Secretary of State for Romanians Abroad, within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2008-2012) Presidential advisor (2006-2008, 2012) Final poll to appear (August 30, 2019): 0.6% (7th place) | Affiliation: PMP | Faculty of History, University of Bucharest (2003) historian, journalist | Denied interest: 12 July 2019 First round: Endorsed Theodor Paleologu, after he became party nominee (25 August 2019) Second round: Endorsed Klaus Iohannis (20 November 2019) |

### Timeline

* Intent
* Withdrawn candidate
* Campaign before BEC filing
* During BEC screening
* During CCR appeal
* Validated candidate
* President-elect
* European elections
* BEC filing deadline
* First round
* Second round

## Campaign

The electoral campaign for the first round started on 12 October 2019, 0:00 EET and ended on 9 November 2019, 7:00 EET. The electoral campaign for the second round started on 15 November 2019, 0:00 EET (several hours before the first round results were validated by the Constitutional Court of Romania) and ended on 23 November 2019, 7:00 EET. According to Romanian law, both campaigns must end at least 24 hours before the official poll openings.

### Controversies

The candidate Dan Barna did not comply with the legal requirements regarding the mention of a candidate's first-degree relatives income, in the public declaration of assets (document required in a candidate's file, while registering at the Electoral Board). He stated that his wife income - who was at the time employed at Petrom - was "classified". Soon after the story sparked, he declassified his wife's annual income and changed his assets statement.
According to a media investigation, Dan Barna was allegedly involved in a financial scheme during his entrepreneurship time. He rejected the allegations.
Media released recordings of conversations that the candidate Ramona Bruynseels had with her staff, regarding allegedly dubious acts committed with her campaign funds by Dan Voiculescu, the informal leader of the party that supports her candidacy.
The candidate Ninel Peia was reported missing, during the night of 6–7 November 2019. He was seen leaving the hotel he was lodging in Cluj-Napoca, at 1:17 am, and did not return. The following morning, he was found at Putna Monastery, 195 km away, stating that he went there "to pray".
The candidate Viorel Cataramă was reported as a former informer of the infamous Securitate (Communist Romania's intelligence service). He rejected the allegations.
Alexandru Cumpănașu was accused of either forging his BA degree or lying about being a university graduate. He failed to show a Bachelor's degree, while stating that he was a university graduate, without mentioning a university or faculty. He publicly showed an honorary diploma issued by a controversial university of Ukraine, but failed to prove his claimed status of a university graduate. Later on, he mentioned in the documents filed at the Electoral Bureau that he only graduated high-school and did not pursued any university studies. Asked to clear his lack of university studies required for a Master's degree or a Doctor degree, he stated "In my opinion, I pursued university studies".
A radio anchor that hosted a live debate warned the candidate Alexandru Cumpănașu to tone down his language, or else he would be facing exclusion from the debate.
In an electoral show broadcast live by the Romanian public TV station TVR1, Alexandru Cumpănașu showed his skills of gun handling, by firing at sitting balloons. Later, he stated that the submachine gun he used "was a toy-gun".
For the first time in the history of democratic elections in Romania, the first two contenders did not participate in any electoral debate organised between them or together with other candidates.

### Campaign financing

This is an overview of the money raised by each candidate, as it was reported to the Permanent Electoral Authority. Total raised are the sum of all contributions (private and public).

#### First round

For the first round, the candidates raised a total of 70,258,904.02 lei. Only the candidates that achieved at least 3% of the votes were entitled to be compensated for their private fundings from the state budget. According to Romanian law, the candidates that achieved less than 3% (highlighted in red, in the table below) are not entitled to public compensations. One candidate, Sebastian Popescu, claimed in his financial filing that he and his team did not spend any funds, saying that he used only the online environment for his campaign and no paid ads.
| Candidate | Total raised (lei) | Private funding (lei) | Public funding (lei) | Efficiency (lei/1%) | Efficiency (lei/1 vote) |
| Klaus Iohannis | 18,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 18,000,000.00 | 475,938.94 | 5.16 |
| Viorica Dăncilă | 18,210,500.00 | 1,672,500.00 | 16,538,000.00 | 818,081.76 | 8.88 |
| Dan Barna | 7,449,531.31 | 6,984,323.31 | 179,708.00 | 495,974.12 | 5.38 |
| Mircea Diaconu | 16,294,924.80 | 15,994,924.80 | 300,000.00 | 1,841,234.44 | 19.99 |
| Theodor Paleologu | 7,068,975.00 | 7,068,975.00 | 0.00 | 1,235,834.79 | 13.41 |
| Hunor Kelemen | 445,000.00 | 445,000.00 | 0.00 | 114,987.08 | 1.25 |
| Ramona Bruynseels | 803,398.00 | 803,398.00 | 0.00 | 303,169.06 | 3.29 |
| Alexandru Cumpănașu | 559,174.91 | 559,174.91 | 0.00 | 365,473.80 | 3.96 |
| Viorel Cataramă | 1,300,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 0.00 | 2,452,830.19 | 26.71 |
| Bogdan Stanoevici | 20,000.00 | 20,000.00 | 0.00 | 47,619.05 | 0.51 |
| Cătălin Ivan | 14,400.00 | 14,400.00 | 0.00 | 40,000.00 | 0.44 |
| Ninel Peia | 8,000.00 | 8,000.00 | 0.00 | 23,529.41 | 0.26 |
| Sebastian Popescu | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| John Ion Banu | 85,000.00 | 85,000.00 | 0.00 | 283,333.33 | 3.06 |
| Total | 70,258,904.02 | 34,955,696.02 | 35,303,208.00 | 702,589.04 | 7.62 |

#### Second round

For the second round, the two remaining candidates raised a total of 1,956,000 lei.
| Candidate | Total raised (lei) | Private funding (lei) | Public funding (lei) | Efficiency (lei/1%) | Efficiency (lei/1 vote) |
| Klaus Iohannis | 400,000.00 | 0.00 | 400,000.00 | 6,052.35 | 0.06 |
| Viorica Dăncilă | 1,556,000.00 | 1,456,800.00 | 99,200.00 | 45,886.17 | 0.47 |
| Total | 1,956,000.00 | 1,456,800.00 | 499,200.00 | 19,560.00 | 0.20 |

## Debates

In order for a debate to be counted, there must be at least two candidates present. The following situations are not considered proper debates: one candidate with one or multiple interviewers; one candidate with a representative (or more) of other candidate(s); only representatives of candidates (no matter how many candidates were represented); one candidate debating a previously recorded video of other candidate(s); short live statements of a candidate (via telephone or video streaming) inserted during a show with only one (other) candidate; short coincidental encounters of candidates (in a non-previously organized debate) that spoke to each other (and were recorded, even on professional cameras in TV studios). Any debate must be publicly broadcast. Negotiations behind closed doors, "strategic meetings" among candidates or any other type of discreet talks are not proper debates, even if their content (or bits of it) was released to the public, with/without the candidates' approval of its release.
Debates may be broadcast on radio, television or internet. Candidates may show up in person or participate to the debate via telephone or video streaming for the entire debate time. Candidates that left the debate before 10% of the debate time elapsed (after few words or few minutes) are to be considered as absentees and their leaving noted as such. In this particular situation (if will occur), the debate is considered a valid one, because at least two candidates were present at its beginning. Candidates that left before the debate's ending are considered present, with their particular situation noted as such.

### Schedule

Debate schedule :
| Debate | Date | Time (EET) | Viewers | Broadcast type | Location | Sponsor(s) | Moderator(s) |
| 1 | 16 October 2019 | 12–1 pm | TBA | live radio | Radio Romania, Casa Radio, Bucharest | Radio România Actualități | Iana Ioniță |
| 2 | 22 October 2019 | 6:30–7:30 pm | TBA | live TV | Romanian Television Regional Mureș HQ, Târgu Mureș | TVR3 | |
| 3 | 22 October 2019 | 8–9 pm | TBA | live TV | Realitatea TV studios, Willbrook Platinum Center, Bucharest | Realitatea TV | Denise Rifai |
| 4 | 24 October 2019 | 12–1 pm | TBA | live radio | Radio Romania, Casa Radio, Bucharest | Radio România Actualități | Iana Ioniță |
| 5 | 24 October 2019 | 5:15–6:30 pm | TBA | live TV | Național TV studios, "Național Media" Center, Bucharest | Național TV | Denis Ciulinaru, Mircea Coșea |
| 6 | 25 October 2019 | 5:15–6:30 pm | TBA | live TV | Național TV studios, "Național Media" Center, Bucharest | Național TV | Denis Ciulinaru, Mircea Coșea |
| 7 | 25 October 2019 | 8–9 pm | 425,000 | live TV | Antena 3 studios, IRIDE Business Park, Bucharest | Antena 3 | Răzvan Dumitrescu |
| 8 | 26 October 2019 | 1–3 pm | 346 online viewers (Facebook), 150-200 present on location | video streaming, public forum | Agora Events Center, Iași | Youth Summit | unspecified name |
| 9 | 27 October 2019 | 1–2 pm | TBA | live TV | Antena 3 studios, IRIDE Business Park, Bucharest | Antena 3 | Mihaela Bîrzilă |
| 10 | 30 October 2019 | 4–5 pm | TBA | live TV | București TV studio, Romexpo, G6 pavilion, Bucharest | București TV | Victor Preda |
| 11 | 1 November 2019 | 4–5:45 pm | TBA | live TV | B1 studio, Adriatica building, Bucharest | B1 TV | Tudor Barbu |
| 12 | 2 November 2019 | 5–6 pm | TBA | live TV | Antena 3 studios, IRIDE Business Park, Bucharest | Antena 3 | Maria Coman |
| 13 | 4 November 2019 | 8–9 pm | TBA | live TV | Romanian Television HQ, Bucharest | TVR1 | Ionuț Cristache |
| 14 | 7 November 2019 | 5:15–6:30 pm | TBA | live TV | Național TV studios, "Național Media" Center, Bucharest | Național TV | Denis Ciulinaru, Mircea Coșea |
| 15 | 7 November 2019 | 8:30–10:30 pm | 882,244 online viewers (YouTube and media websites) 721.000 online viewers (Facebook) | live radio, video streaming | Europa FM HQ, Bucharest | Europa FM | Moise Guran |
| 16 | 7 November 2019 | 9–10 pm | TBA | live TV | Romanian Television HQ, Bucharest | TVR1 | Ionuț Cristache |
| 17 | 8 November 2019 | 7–8 pm | TBA | live TV | Antena 3 studios, IRIDE Business Park, Bucharest | Antena 3 | Răzvan Dumitrescu |
| 18 | 8 November 2019 | 9–10 pm | TBA | live TV | Romanian Television HQ, Bucharest | TVR1 | Ionuț Cristache |

### Participation

The following is a table of participating candidates in each debate:
Participating candidates :
| Candidate |
| Candidate | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | P Present  N Not invited/Invitation declined  A Absent (Invitation accepted, but candidate failed to show up) | Total | Interaction |
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | Interaction |
| Iohannis | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | A | N | N | N | 0 | 0/13 |
| Dăncilă | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | A | N | N | N | 0 | 0/13 |
| Barna | A | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P | N | N | N | 1 | 2/13 |
| Diaconu | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | A | N | P | P | 2 | 3/13 |
| Paleologu | N | N | P | N | N | N | N | P | N | N | N | N | P | N | P | N | N | N | 4 | 3/13 |
| Kelemen | N | N | P | A | N | N | N | P | N | N | N | N | N | N | P | N | N | N | 3 | 2/13 |
| Bruynseels | N | N | N | N | N | P | N | N | N | P | N | P | N | P | N | N | P | N | 5 | 5/13 |
| Cumpănașu | N | P | N | P | N | N | P | N | P | N | N | P | N | N | N | N | P | P | 7 | 6/13 |
| Cataramă | N | P | N | N | N | N | P | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2 | 1/13 |
| Stanoevici | N | N | N | N | N | P | N | N | P | P | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 3 | 3/13 |
| Ivan | N | N | N | P | P | N | N | N | N | N | P | P | P | P | N | N | N | N | 6 | 6/13 |
| Peia | P | N | N | P | N | P | N | N | P | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P | N | 5 | 7/13 |
| Popescu | P | N | N | N | P | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P | N | N | 3 | 3/13 |
| Banu | P | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P | N | N | N | N | P | N | N | 3 | 3/13 |
| Electoral Coverage | 0.97 | 2.06 | 9.59 | 2.23 | 0.69 | 3.41 | 2.06 | 9.59 | 2.29 | 3.07 | 0.66 | 4.54 | 6.08 | 3.01 | 24.61 | 0.63 | 13.37 | 10.38 | — | — |

## Opinion polls
### First round
#### After the deadline for submitting candidacies to BEC (22 September 2019)

| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Iohannis | Dăncilă | Barna | Diaconu | Paleologu | Kelemen | Bruynseels | Cumpănașu | Cataramă | Stanoevici | Ivan | Peia | Popescu | Banu |
| Election results (first round) | Election results (first round) | Election results (first round) | 37.82% | 22.26% | 15.02% | 8.85% | 5.72% | 3.87% | 2.65% | 1.53% | 0.53% | 0.42% | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.30% |
| IRES | Exit-poll | — | 38.4% | 21.9% | 16.1% | 8.3% | 5.9% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| CURS-Avangarde | Exit-poll | — | 39.0% | 22.1% | 16.9% | 7.8% | 6.1% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Sociopol | Exit-poll | — | 42% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ≤0.2% | 0.5% | 1% | ≤0.2% | ≤0.2% | ≤0.2% |
| PSD | 7 November 2019 | — | 41% | 26% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 2% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | 4 November 2019 | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Orban sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament |
| USR | 25 October–3 November 2019 | 1,225 | 38.9% | 22.6% | 19.1% | 8.2% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| IMAS | 8–28 October 2019 | 1,010 | 45.7% | 15.1% | 12.6% | 16.7% | 6.9% | 2.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| PMP | 27 October 2019 | — | 40% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 8% | 4% | – | 3% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| USR | 15–23 October 2019 | 1,500 | 39.0% | 23.4% | 18.5% | 8.0% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Sociopol | 11–22 October 2019 | 1,001 | 42% | 21% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| CURS | 14–21 October 2019 | 1,600 | 37% | 20% | 13% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| BCS | 12–19 October 2019 | 1,117 | 40.2% | 19.9% | 12.2% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| PNL | 17 October 2019 | — | 40% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| | 10 October | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Dăncilă ousted as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament |
| Sociopol | 6 October 2019 | — | 43% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| PSD | 4 October 2019 | — | 40% | 18% | 20% | 13% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| IMAS | 9–28 September 2019 | 1,010 | 45.3% | 12.4% | 14.2% | 16.6% | 7.7% | 3.8% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| USR | 3–24 September 2019 | 1,500 | 40.5% | 21.4% | 19.7% | 7.6% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% |

#### Before the deadline for submitting candidacies to BEC (22 September 2019)

| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Iohannis | Dăncilă | Diaconu | Barna | Paleologu | Kelemen | Ponta | Tăriceanu | Crețu | Tomac | Mioc | Cioloș | Kövesi | Dragnea | Teodorovici | Firea | Orban | Diaconescu | Others | Undecided |
| Socio-Data | 16–20 September 2019 | 1,070 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Barna | – | — | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Iohannis | – | 2 | — |
| Socio-Data | 9–13 September 2019 | 1,070 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Barna | – | — | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Iohannis | – | 6 | — |
| Socio-Data | 2–6 September 2019 | 1,070 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Barna | – | — | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Iohannis | – | 2 | — |
| | 30 August 2019 | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy | Kelemen officially announced his candidacy |
| Verifield | 26–30 August 2019 | 1,000 | 43 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Barna | – | — | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Iohannis | – | 3 | — |
| Socio-Data | 26–30 August 2019 | 1,070 | 43 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Diaconu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Paleologu | endorsed Barna | – | — | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Iohannis | – | 3 | — |
| | 27 August 2019 | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy | Diaconu officially announced his candidacy |
| | 26 August 2019 | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition | ALDE withdrew from governmental coalition and moved to opposition |
| | 25 August 2019 | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy | Paleologu officially announced his candidacy |
| IMAS | 5–28 August 2019 | 1,010 | 44.6 | 8.4 | — | 17.3 | — | 2.4 | 14.0 | 12.7 | – | 0.6 | – | endorsed Barna | – | — | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Iohannis | – | – | — |
| CURS | 19 July–5 August 2019 | 1,600 | 39 | 14 | — | 17 | — | 4 | – | 18 | – | – | – | endorsed Barna | – | — | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Iohannis | – | 8 | — |
| IMAS | 15 July–2 August 2019 | 1,010 | 41.7 | 7.5 | — | 9.4 | — | 2.8 | 12.9 | 13.8 | – | 1.5 | – | 10.4 | – | — | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Iohannis | – | – | — |
| | 23 July 2019 | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy | Dăncilă officially announced her candidacy |
| BCS | 17-23 July 2019 | 1,128 | 41.8 | 16.1 | — | 15.7 | — | 4.9 | – | 13.9 | – | 4.2 | – | – | – | — | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Dăncilă | endorsed Iohannis | – | 3.5 | — |
| | 13 July 2019 | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy | Barna officially announced his candidacy |
| CURS | 28 June–8 July 2019 | 1,067 | 41 | – | — | 9 | — | 2 | – | 21 | 4 | – | – | – | 11 | — | 5 | – | endorsed Iohannis | – | 7 | 23 |
| IMAS | 7–26 June 2019 | 1,010 | 42.4 | 6.7 | — | 5.3 | — | 1.8 | 14.1 | 15.5 | – | 1.6 | – | 12.7 | – | — | – | – | endorsed Iohannis | – | – | — |
| | 27 May 2019 | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended | Dragnea convicted to three and a half years in prison; political rights suspended |
| | 26 May 2019 | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs | European elections: Diaconu did not run for re-election; Crețu, Tomac and Cioloș were elected MEPs |
| IMAS | 2–20 May 2019 | 1,010 | 43.5 | — | — | 1.9 | — | 1.2 | 11.6 | 19.8 | – | 2.1 | – | 13.0 | – | 7.0 | — | – | endorsed Iohannis | – | – | — |
| INSCOP | 12 April–3 May 2019 | 1,050 | 45.8 | — | — | – | — | 3.2 | – | 18.0 | 6.5 | – | – | 9.9 | – | 14.3 | — | – | endorsed Iohannis | – | 2.2 | — |
| IMAS | 12–25 April 2019 | 1,010 | 42.7 | — | — | 2.5 | — | 1.2 | 14.5 | 18.3 | – | 2.2 | – | 10.0 | – | 8.7 | — | – | endorsed Iohannis | – | – | — |
| IMAS | 18 March–3 April 2019 | 1,010 | 44.3 | — | — | 1.7 | — | 1.1 | 12.4 | 16.1 | – | 2.2 | – | 11.7 | – | 8.0 | — | – | 2.5 | – | – | — |
| CURS | 12–25 March 2019 | 1,067 | 36 | — | — | – | — | 4 | – | 23 | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 15 | — | – | – | – | 4 | 26 |
| IMAS | 1–21 February 2019 | 1,010 | 41.4 | — | — | 1.5 | — | 1.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | – | 1.9 | – | 11.7 | – | 6.0 | — | – | 3.0 | – | – | — |
| CURS | 21 January–6 February 2019 | 1,067 | 41 | — | — | 4 | — | – | – | 21 | – | – | – | 9 | – | 17 | — | – | – | – | 8 | 34 |
| IMAS | 11–30 January 2019 | 1,011 | 34.4 | — | — | 1.9 | — | 0.8 | 13.2 | 15.4 | – | 1.5 | – | 10.9 | – | 6.0 | — | – | 2.3 | – | 5.4 | 8.2 |
| PNL | 27 January 2019 | 26,000 | 30 | — | — | – | — | 3 | 12 | 16 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | — | 17 | – | – | 12 | – |
| | 17 January 2019 | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania | Crețu resigns from PSD and joins Pro Romania |
| IMAS | 4–20 December 2018 | 1,010 | 34.9 | — | — | 2.3 | — | 0.7 | 12.7 | 12.9 | – | 1.8 | – | 9.2 | – | 5.3 | — | – | 3.5 | – | – | 16.8 |
| | 18 December 2018 | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president | Cioloș joins PLUS, soon to become its president |
| CURS | 24 November–9 December 2018 | 1,067 | 39 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | – | 25 | – | – | – | 11 | – | 12 | — | – | – | – | 8 | 32 |
| CURS | 20 September–1 October 2018 | 1,067 | 40 | — | — | – | — | 2 | – | 29 | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | 13 | — | – | – | – | 5 | 33 |
| | 9 July 2018 | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister | Kövesi was revoked from the office of Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate, following the request of the Justice Minister |
| CURS | 23 June–1 July 2018 | 1,067 | 43 | — | — | – | — | 3 | – | 22 | – | 2 | – | 10 | – | 12 | — | – | – | – | 8 | 28 |
| | 23 June 2018 | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy | Iohannis officially announced his candidacy |
| CURS | 27 April–8 May 2018 | 1,067 | 39 | — | — | – | — | 3 | – | 22 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 22 | — | – | – | – | 8 | 39 |
| | 29 January 2018 | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania | Dăncilă sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania |
| | 16 January 2018 | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support | Tudose resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following PSD retracted the political support |
| CURS | 23 November 2017 | 1,067 | 37 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | – | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | — | 37 | – | 5 | – | 32 |
| | 4 September 2017 | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president | Ponta joins Pro Romania, soon to become its president |
| | 29 June 2017 | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Tudose sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament |
| | 21 June 2017 | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament | Grindeanu ousted from the office of Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of no confidence from the parliament |
| | 16 June 2017 | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet | Ponta excluded from PSD, following his nomination as minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet |
| | 4 January 2017 | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections | Grindeanu sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following legislative elections |
| | 11 December 2016 | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election | Legislative elections: Tăriceanu and Teodorovici elected senators; Barna, Kelemen, Ponta, Dragnea and Tomac elected deputies; Paleologu, Peia and Orban did not run for re-election |
| | 23 June 2016 | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest | Local elections: Firea elected Mayor of Bucharest |
| | 17 November 2015 | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament | Cioloș (independent) sworn in as Prime Minister of Romania, following a vote of confidence from the parliament |
| | 5 November 2015 | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire | Ponta resigned as Prime Minister of Romania, following public protests caused by Colectiv nightclub fire |
| | 19 June 2015 | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president | ALDE founded from the merger of PLR and PC; Tăriceanu becomes its co-president |
| | 21 December 2014 | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania | Iohannis assumed the office of president of Romania |
| 2014 elections | 2014 elections | round 2 | 54.43 | — | — | — | — | — | 45.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 elections | 2014 elections | round 1 | 30.37 | — | — | — | — | 3.47 | 40.44 | 5.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.36 | — |

#### In-depths polling analysis

| Candidate | Election results | Exit-polls | Last 1–30 days | Last 31–60 days | Last 61–90 days | Last 3–6 months | Last 6–9 months | Last 9–12 months |
| Klaus Iohannis | 37.82% | 38.4-42% | 37-45.7% | 40-46% | 43-49% | 39-43.5% | 36-45.8% 36-46.8% | 30-41% 30-41% |
| Viorica Dăncilă | 22.26% | 18-22.1% | 13-26% | 12.4-21.4% | 8.4-18% | 6.7-14% 5-14% | not polled 6-15% | not polled 5.3-17% |
| Dan Barna | 15.02% | 16-16.9% | 10-19.1% | 11-20% | 12-17.3% | 1.9-17% 9-19.8% | 1.5-2.5% 9-13.4% | 1.9-4% 10-14% |
| Mircea Diaconu | 8.85% | 7.8-10% | 7-16.7% | 7.6-16.6% | 14-18% 14-26.7% | not polled 18-31.4% | not polled 24.5-33% | not polled 21-28.6% |
| Theodor Paleologu | 5.72% | 5-6.1% | 3.8-8% | 3.5-7.7% | 6% 0.6-6% | not polled 1.5-2.1% | not polled 1.9-3% | not polled 1.5-1.8% |
| Kelemen Hunor | 3.87% | 3-4.7% | 1-5.2% | 2-3.8% | 1-3% | 1.2-4% | 1.1-4% | 0.7-3% |
| Ramona Bruynseels | 2.65% | 1.8-2% | 2.1-4% | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled |
| Alexandru Cumpănașu | 1.53% | 1.1-2% | 2-5% | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled |
| Viorel Cataramă | 0.53% | 0.3-0.4% | 0.7% | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled |
| Bogdan Stanoevici | 0.42% | 0.2-0.4% | 0.2% | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled |
| Cătălin Ivan | 0.36% | 0.2-1% | 0.2% | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled |
| Ninel Peia | 0.34% | 0.2-0.3% | <0.1% | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled |
| Sebastian Popescu | 0.33% | 0.1-0.2% | <0.1% | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled |
| John Ion Banu | 0.30% | 0.1% | <0.1% | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled | not polled |
Notes
* ↑ Ludovic Orban's support added
* ↑ Liviu Dragnea's and Eugen Teodorovici's support added
* ↑ Preceded by Liviu Dragnea's support
* ↑ Preceded by Liviu Dragnea's and Gabriela Firea's support
* ↑ Dacian Cioloș' support added
* ↑ Dacian Cioloș' support added
* ↑ Dacian Cioloș' support added
* ↑ Victor Ponta's and Călin Popescu Tăriceanu's support added
* ↑ Preceded by Victor Ponta's, Călin Popescu Tăriceanu's and Corina Crețu's support
* ↑ Preceded by Victor Ponta's, Călin Popescu Tăriceanu's and Corina Crețu's support
* ↑ Preceded by Victor Ponta's and Călin Popescu Tăriceanu's support
* ↑ Eugen Tomac's support added
* ↑ Preceded by Eugen Tomac's support
* ↑ Preceded by Eugen Tomac's support
* ↑ Preceded by Eugen Tomac's support

#### Graphical summary

The following graph depicts the evolution of the standing of each candidate in the poll aggregators since December 2018. The last value is the exit-polls average.

##### Polling aggregation

The following graph depicts the evolution of the standing of each present candidate, including former party candidates and alliance candidates since December 2018. Klaus Iohannis includes Ludovic Orban's previous evolution, Viorica Dăncilă includes Liviu Dragnea's previous evolution with Eugen Teodorovici's and Gabriela Firea's previous support, Theodor Paleologu includes Eugen Tomac's previous evolution, Dan Barna's evolution is aggregated with Dacian Cioloș' evolution and Mircea Diaconu's evolution is aggregated with Victor Ponta's, Corina Crețu's and Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu's added evolution. The last value is the exit-polls average.

### Second round
#### Iohannis vs. Dăncilă

| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Iohannis | Dăncilă | Margin of error |
| Election results (second round) | Election results (second round) | Election results (second round) | 66.09% | 33.91% | — |
| CURS-Avangarde | Exit-poll | 23,000+ | 64.5% | 35.5% | ±2.5% |
| Sociopol | Exit-poll | — | 67% | 33% | ±2.56% |
| IRES | Exit-poll | — | 67.1% | 32.9% | ±2% |
| PSD | 11 November 2019 | — | 66% | 34% | — |
| BCS | 12–19 October 2019 | 1,117 | 70.5% | 29.5% | ±3% |
| CURS | 27 August–2 September 2019 | 1,067 | 65% | 35% | ±3% |

#### Iohannis vs. Barna

| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Iohannis | Barna | Undecided | None | Margin of error |
| USR | 15–23 October 2019 | — | 39.8% | 24.0% | 27.4% | 8.8% | — |
| BCS | 12–19 October 2019 | 1,117 | 69.1% | 30.9% | 17.6% | 20.1% | ±3% |
| USR | 3–24 September 2019 | 1,500 | 44.2% | 22.2% | 27.5% | 6.0% | — |
| CURS | 27 August–2 September 2019 | 1,067 | 63% | 37% | — | — | ±3% |

#### Iohannis vs. Diaconu

| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Iohannis | Diaconu | Margin of error |
| BCS | 12–19 October 2019 | 1,117 | 67.2% | 32.8% | ±3% |
| CURS | 27 August–2 September 2019 | 1,067 | 62% | 38% | ±3% |

#### Iohannis vs. Tăriceanu

| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Iohannis | Tăriceanu | Undecided | None | Margin of error |
| INSCOP | 12 April–3 May 2019 | 1,050 | 38.1% | 26.0% | 26.8% | 9.0% | ±3% |

#### Iohannis vs. Cioloș

| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Iohannis | Cioloș | Undecided | None | Margin of error |
| INSCOP | 12 April–3 May 2019 | 1,050 | 33.7% | 14.6% | 38.0% | 13.7% | ±3% |

#### Iohannis vs. Dragnea

| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Iohannis | Dragnea | Undecided | None | Margin of error |
| INSCOP | 12 April–3 May 2019 | 1,050 | 41.6% | 18.0% | 29.1% | 11.2% | ±3% |

#### Iohannis vs. Firea

| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Iohannis | Firea | Undecided | None | Margin of error |
| INSCOP | 12 April–3 May 2019 | 1,050 | 37.4% | 21% | 31.3% | 10.3% | ±3% |
| Avangarde | 3–12 May 2017 | 800 | 40% | 44% | 6% | 10% | ±3.47% |

## Results

The first round of voting was held on 10 November 2019. Incumbent president Klaus Iohannis, of the ruling National Liberal Party (PNL) led the field with 37.8 percent, with former Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă, of the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) finishing second with 22.26 percent. Because no candidate obtained the support of more than 50% of registered voters, the second round was held two weeks later, on 24 November 2019, between Iohannis and Dăncilă. Exit polls on election night showed Iohannis winning handily. He ultimately finished with 66.09 percent of the vote, the second-highest vote share for a winning presidential candidate in direct, popular elections in Romania's democratic history since 1990 onwards.
Dan Barna openly endorsed Iohannis in the second round. Theodor Paleologu positioned himself as against Dăncilă, without openly endorsing Klaus Iohannis (his party, PMP, openly endorsed Klaus Iohannis). Kelemen Hunor openly endorsed Iohannis in the second round (his organization, UDMR/RMDSZ, position itself as non-partisan). Alexandru Cumpănașu positioned himself against Dăncilă, without openly endorsing Iohannis on the other hand however.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Klaus Iohannis | National Liberal Party | 3,485,292 | 37.82 | 6,509,135 | 66.09 |
| | Viorica Dăncilă | Social Democratic Party | 2,051,725 | 22.26 | 3,339,922 | 33.91 |
| | Dan Barna | 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance | 1,384,450 | 15.02 | | |
| | Mircea Diaconu | Alliance for "One Man" (PRO–ALDE) | 815,201 | 8.85 | | |
| | Theodor Paleologu | People's Movement Party | 527,098 | 5.72 | | |
| | Hunor Kelemen | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | 357,014 | 3.87 | | |
| | Ramona Bruynseels | Humanist Power Party | 244,275 | 2.65 | | |
| | Alexandru Cumpănașu [ro] | Independent | 141,316 | 1.53 | | |
| | Viorel Cataramă | Liberal Right Party | 48,662 | 0.53 | | |
| | Bogdan Stanoevici [ro] | Independent | 39,192 | 0.43 | | |
| | Cătălin Ivan | Alternative for National Dignity | 32,787 | 0.36 | | |
| | Ninel Peia [ro] | Romanian Nationhood Party | 30,884 | 0.34 | | |
| | Sebastian Popescu | New Romania Party | 30,850 | 0.33 | | |
| | John Ion Banu [ro] | Romanian Nation Party [ro] | 27,769 | 0.30 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,216,515 | 100.00 | 9,849,057 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,216,515 | 98.47 | 9,849,057 | 98.18 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 142,961 | 1.53 | 182,648 | 1.82 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,359,476 | 100.00 | 10,031,705 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 18,286,865 | 51.18 | 18,217,411 | 55.07 |
| Source: BEC (first round); BEC (second round) |||||||

### By county
#### First round

| County | Iohannis (PNL) | Dăncilă (PSD) | Barna (USR-PLUS) | Diaconu (PRO-ALDE) | Paleologu (PMP) | Kelemen (UDMR) | Bruynseels (PPU) | Cumpănașu (Ind.) | Cataramă (DL) | Stanoevici (Ind.) | Ivan (ADN) | Peia (PNeR) | Popescu (PNR) | Banu (PNRo) |
| Alba | 51.76% | 17.33% | 11.40% | 6.23% | 5.32% | 2.25% | 2.71% | 1.04% | 0.62% | 0.27% | 0.33% | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Arad | 43.30% | 17.29% | 13.97% | 8.19% | 6.74% | 4.18% | 2.83% | 1.49% | 0.50% | 0.39% | 0.24% | 0.30% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| Argeș | 30.19% | 30.88% | 12.31% | 14.03% | 5.12% | 0.26% | 3.18% | 1.76% | 0.57% | 0.44% | 0.31% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.33% |
| Bacău | 36.98% | 25.68% | 13.07% | 9.96% | 5.26% | 0.72% | 3.32% | 1.57% | 0.98% | 0.50% | 0.54% | 0.52% | 0.48% | 0.43% |
| Bihor | 36.03% | 18.59% | 11.40% | 7.89% | 5.63% | 15.39% | 2.21% | 1.11% | 0.42% | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.24% | 0.26% |
| Bistrița-Năsăud | 48.76% | 20.05% | 10.22% | 5.97% | 6.15% | 3.13% | 2.45% | 1.07% | 0.40% | 0.25% | 0.61% | 0.25% | 0.31% | 0.38% |
| Botoșani | 31.08% | 34.16% | 8.79% | 12.46% | 4.61% | 0.48% | 3.13% | 1.85% | 1.16% | 0.45% | 0.54% | 0.38% | 0.48% | 0.43% |
| Brașov | 41.92% | 15.21% | 18.05% | 9.68% | 5.38% | 3.31% | 2.76% | 1.25% | 0.47% | 0.49% | 0.48% | 0.36% | 0.33% | 0.29% |
| Brăila | 33.24% | 31.12% | 9.58% | 12.15% | 4.66% | 0.36% | 3.89% | 1.89% | 0.80% | 0.58% | 0.55% | 0.38% | 0.43% | 0.38% |
| Bucharest | 31.77% | 17.89% | 24.83% | 11.30% | 8.07% | 0.21% | 2.48% | 1.16% | 0.53% | 0.67% | 0.28% | 0.39% | 0.25% | 0.17% |
| Buzău | 29.69% | 34.56% | 9.78% | 13.42% | 4.27% | 0.31% | 3.63% | 1.75% | 0.65% | 0.43% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.37% | 0.38% |
| Caraș-Severin | 38.48% | 30.86% | 8.70% | 9.10% | 5.66% | 0.57% | 3.01% | 1.36% | 0.50% | 0.43% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| Călărași | 37.62% | 31.84% | 9.16% | 9.32% | 3.69% | 0.34% | 3.06% | 2.26% | 0.68% | 0.45% | 0.39% | 0.45% | 0.41% | 0.33% |
| Cluj | 42.09% | 10.43% | 20.18% | 5.94% | 8.70% | 7.80% | 2.52% | 0.72% | 0.43% | 0.27% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0.23% |
| Constanța | 40.15% | 20.24% | 15.77% | 9.73% | 6.43% | 0.26% | 3.09% | 1.65% | 0.66% | 0.56% | 0.35% | 0.37% | 0.41% | 0.32% |
| Covasna | 16.66% | 6.91% | 5.95% | 3.91% | 2.04% | 61.39% | 3.09% | 1.65% | 0.28% | 0.23% | 0.17% | 0.19% | 0.21% | 0.22% |
| Dâmbovița | 35.77% | 32.49% | 9.64% | 10.18% | 4.74% | 0.26% | 2.56% | 1.81% | 0.68% | 0.41% | 0.47% | 0.25% | 0.35% | 0.38% |
| Dolj | 31.96% | 36.87% | 11.40% | 9.76% | 3.79% | 0.28% | 2.31% | 1.67% | 0.48% | 0.32% | 0.33% | 0.28% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| Galați | 34.44% | 27.17% | 13.31% | 11.38% | 5.73% | 0.37% | 3.46% | 1.63% | 0.53% | 0.52% | 0.39% | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.38% |
| Giurgiu | 30.50% | 42.85% | 7.65% | 9.89% | 3.06% | 0.29% | 2.13% | 1.61% | 0.46% | 0.41% | 0.34% | 0.25% | 0.32% | 0.23% |
| Gorj | 30.06% | 37.54% | 9.83% | 9.48% | 5.22% | 0.48% | 3.33% | 1.54% | 0.44% | 0.33% | 0.88% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.30% |
| Harghita | 9.45% | 4.10% | 3.75% | 1.83% | 1.19% | 77.73% | 0.72% | 0.32% | 0.17% | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.24% | 0.15% | 0.13% |
| Hunedoara | 34.40% | 29.73% | 11.06% | 9.81% | 5.08% | 1.82% | 4.35% | 1.40% | 0.57% | 0.48% | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.33% | 0.29% |
| Ialomița | 32.13% | 32.71% | 11.11% | 11.73% | 4.22% | 0.44% | 3.05% | 2.09% | 0.64% | 0.43% | 0.37% | 0.33% | 0.40% | 0.35% |
| Iași | 36.30% | 21.35% | 17.87% | 9.53% | 7.85% | 0.28% | 2.60% | 1.52% | 0.51% | 0.41% | 0.74% | 0.36% | 0.37% | 0.31% |
| Ilfov | 39.27% | 18.57% | 19.46% | 9.55% | 6.32% | 0.21% | 2.61% | 1.57% | 0.60% | 0.61% | 0.28% | 0.43% | 0.31% | 0.21% |
| Maramureș | 40.08% | 20.67% | 13.85% | 7.34% | 7.97% | 3.72% | 2.93% | 1.17% | 0.42% | 0.33% | 0.31% | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.40% |
| Mehedinți | 34.84% | 39.79% | 6.68% | 9.76% | 3.39% | 0.40% | 2.09% | 1.21% | 0.47% | 0.29% | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.22% | 0.26% |
| Mureș | 34.81% | 13.46% | 11.10% | 5.98% | 3.69% | 26.29% | 2.16% | 0.98% | 0.30% | 0.23% | 0.25% | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.29% |
| Neamț | 36.46% | 26.09% | 12.13% | 11.12% | 5.87% | 0.41% | 3.13% | 1.74% | 0.64% | 0.52% | 0.48% | 0.47% | 0.51% | 0.42% |
| Olt | 29.72% | 42.99% | 7.36% | 8.05% | 3.12% | 0.28% | 2.23% | 4.42% | 0.47% | 0.28% | 0.29% | 0.26% | 0.30% | 0.23% |
| Prahova | 38.71% | 22.97% | 14.08% | 10.07% | 6.03% | 0.29% | 3.30% | 1.67% | 0.67% | 0.61% | 0.47% | 0.39% | 0.40% | 0.32% |
| Satu Mare | 35.86% | 15.45% | 9.07% | 6.14% | 3.16% | 26.22% | 1.72% | 0.77% | 0.28% | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.37% |
| Sălaj | 33.97% | 17.74% | 15.44% | 5.68% | 4.53% | 17.82% | 2.30% | 0.79% | 0.38% | 0.19% | 0.45% | 0.19% | 0.23% | 0.29% |
| Sibiu | 66.74% | 9.71% | 11.06% | 4.93% | 3.39% | 0.78% | 1.40% | 0.61% | 0.27% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.19% | 0.27% |
| Suceava | 39.33% | 24.93% | 10.74% | 10.00% | 7.04% | 0.36% | 2.80% | 1.82% | 0.75% | 0.44% | 0.48% | 0.48% | 0.46% | 0.36% |
| Teleorman | 30.09% | 47.27% | 6.56% | 6.72% | 3.78% | 0.28% | 2.12% | 1.46% | 0.43% | 0.31% | 0.29% | 0.19% | 0.27% | 0.22% |
| Timiș | 43.82% | 13.94% | 20.96% | 7.41% | 6.53% | 1.46% | 2.82% | 1.11% | 0.45% | 0.38% | 0.23% | 0.28% | 0.29% | 0.32% |
| Tulcea | 39.27% | 23.40% | 12.61% | 9.97% | 5.75% | 0.46% | 3.51% | 1.99% | 0.82% | 0.49% | 0.41% | 0.34% | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| Vaslui | 33.16% | 32.24% | 12.15% | 9.16% | 5.33% | 0.57% | 2.74% | 1.98% | 0.63% | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.33% | 0.47% | 0.43% |
| Vâlcea | 36.61% | 32.56% | 10.05% | 9.69% | 4.27% | 0.41% | 2.82% | 1.52% | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.30% | 0.37% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Vrancea | 40.74% | 28.17% | 10.07% | 9.10% | 4.79% | 0.32% | 2.65% | 1.63% | 0.62% | 0.43% | 0.38% | 0.33% | 0.42% | 0.35% |
| Abroad | 52.57% | 2.68% | 28.10% | 3.61% | 6.42% | 0.51% | 1.70% | 2.43% | 0.31% | 0.42% | 0.19% | 0.36% | 0.39% | 0.30% |
| Source: HotNews |||||||||||||||

#### Second round

| County | Iohannis (PNL) | Dăncilă (PSD) |
| Alba | 73.43% | 26.57% |
| Arad | 69.66% | 30.34% |
| Argeș | 52.19% | 47.81% |
| Bacău | 62.02% | 37.98% |
| Bihor | 66.11% | 33.89% |
| Bistrița-Năsăud | 71.90% | 28.10% |
| Botoșani | 50.22% | 49.78% |
| Brașov | 73.55% | 26.45% |
| Brăila | 54.04% | 45.96% |
| Bucharest | 67.52% | 32.48% |
| Buzău | 50.38% | 49.62% |
| Caraș-Severin | 56.52% | 43.48% |
| Călărași | 53.91% | 46.09% |
| Cluj | 81.18% | 18.82% |
| Constanța | 68.47% | 31.53% |
| Covasna | 72.93% | 27.07% |
| Dâmbovița | 53.80% | 46.20% |
| Dolj | 51.79% | 48.21% |
| Galați | 60.18% | 39.82% |
| Giurgiu | 45.18% | 54.82% |
| Gorj | 48.10% | 51.90% |
| Harghita | 70.37% | 29.63% |
| Hunedoara | 54.79% | 45.21% |
| Ialomița | 52.21% | 47.79% |
| Iași | 66.21% | 33.79% |
| Ilfov | 68.23% | 31.77% |
| Maramureș | 68.12% | 31.88% |
| Mehedinți | 48.03% | 51.97% |
| Mureș | 73.60% | 26.40% |
| Neamț | 58.72% | 41.28% |
| Olt | 45.59% | 54.41% |
| Prahova | 64.39% | 36.61% |
| Satu Mare | 72.56% | 27.44% |
| Sălaj | 69.15% | 30.85% |
| Sibiu | 85.28% | 14.72% |
| Suceava | 61.35% | 38.65% |
| Teleorman | 40.83% | 59.17% |
| Timiș | 76.32% | 23.64% |
| Tulcea | 64.65% | 35.35% |
| Vaslui | 54.14% | 45.86% |
| Vâlcea | 53.59% | 46.41% |
| Vrancea | 59.30% | 40.70% |
| Abroad | 94.00% | 6.00% |
| Source: HotNews |||

### Gallery

* Overall vote strength for both rounds
* First round results
* Second round results
* Second round results by commune