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Politics of Romania takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Romania is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Romania's 1991 constitution, amended in 2003 proclaims Romania a democratic and social republic, deriving its sovereignty from the people. It also states that "human dignity, civic rights and freedoms, the unhindered development of human personality, justice, and political pluralism are supreme and guaranteed values". 

The government's narrow majority in the Romanian Parliament led to calls by some for early elections. In July 2005, Prime Minister Tariceanu expressed plans to resign to prompt new elections, but then recanted, noting the need for him and the cabinet to focus on relief efforts in response to summer floods. In its first year, the government was also tested by a successfully resolved hostage crisis involving three Romanian journalists kidnapped in Iraq; and the appearance of avian influenza in several parts of the country, transmitted by wild birds migrating from Asia.

The government's overriding objective was accession for Romania into the European Union, scheduled to take place in 2007 or 2008. At the same time, the government maintained strong relations with the U.S., signing in December 2005 an agreement that would allow U.S. troops to train and be positioned at several Romanian military facilities. Basescu and Tariceanu also publicly committed to combat high-level corruption and implement broader reform to modernize sectors such as the judicial system and healthcare.

Romanian elections went on November 30, 2008. Some of the most important political alliances appeared in the election were:

• Democratic Liberal Party (PD-L)
• Social Democratic Party (PSD)
• Conservative Party (PC)
• Liberal-conservative Democratic Liberal Party (PD-L)
• The ethnic Hungarian party
• Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR)
• Greater Romania Party (PRM)

President of Romania Mr. Basescu invited Mr. Theodor Stolojan for the formation of the new government. Mr. Basescu is an economist and ferment prime minister of Romania. 

On 15, December 2008, Mr. Theodor Stolojan resigned from the prime minister ship of the country without mentioning any official reason. Mr Basescu asked Mr. Emil Boc to form a government. Mr. Emil Boc is a president of the Democratic Liberal Party. Parliament of Romania approved the newly elected government of Mr. Emil Boc by 115 out of 324 votes. New government took oath on 22 December 2008.

As a result, Mr. Mircea Geoana of the Social Democratic Party got the chair of the senate and Mr. Roberta Alma Anastase of the Democratic Party became the president the Chamber of Deputies of Romania.