Presidential elections will be held in Romania on 10 November and the second round will be held on 24 November 2019. President Klaus Iohannis, elected in 2014, is eligible for re-election.
Klaus Iohannis won the last 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 state president. The electoral calendar for the forthcoming presidential election will be set by the Romanian Government.
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