1996 Romanian Presidential Election
3 November 1996 · The directly elected presidency · two-round vote
Emil Constantinescu won in the runoff with 54.41% against Ion Iliescu on 45.59%. Turnout 76.0%.
President before
Ion Iliescu
Independent
Elected President
Emil Constantinescu
CDR
Winning share
54.4%
second round
Turnout
76.0%
The result
Emil Constantinescu
Romanian Democratic Convention · 3,569,941 votes
54.41%
second round
Ion Iliescu
Party of Social Democracy in Romania · 4,081,093 votes
45.59%
second round
Petre Roman
Democratic Party · 2,598,545 votes
20.54%
first round
György Frunda
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania · 761,411 votes
6.02%
first round
Corneliu Vadim Tudor
Greater Romania Party · 597,508 votes
4.72%
first round
Gheorghe Funar
Romanian National Unity Party · 407,828 votes
3.22%
first round
Tudor Mohora
Socialist Party · 160,387 votes
1.27%
first round
Nicolae Manolescu
National Liberal Alliance · 90,122 votes
0.71%
first round
Adrian Păunescu
Socialist Party of Labour · 87,163 votes
0.69%
first round
Ion Pop de Popa
Humanist Party · 59,752 votes
0.47%
first round
George Muntean
Independent · 54,218 votes
0.43%
first round
Radu Câmpeanu
National Liberal Ecologist Alliance · 43,780 votes
0.35%
first round