1946 Romanian general election

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:allegation widespread electoral fraud
gptkbp:BPD_leader gptkb:Petru_Groza
gptkbp:BPD_seats_won_(official) 347
gptkbp:context post-World War II political transition
gptkbp:country gptkb:Romania
gptkbp:date 19 November 1946
gptkbp:election_law universal suffrage for men and women
gptkbp:followedBy 1948 Romanian parliamentary election
gptkbp:fraud_methods intimidation
ballot stuffing
alteration of results
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Romania
gptkbp:historicalSignificance end of multi-party democracy in Romania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1946 Romanian general election
gptkbp:impact consolidation of Communist power
gptkbp:legacy paved way for establishment of Romanian People's Republic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kingdom_of_Romania
gptkbp:main_component_of_BPD gptkb:Romanian_Workers'_Party
gptkb:Social_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Romanian_Communist_Party
gptkb:Ploughmen's_Front
gptkbp:main_opposition_leader gptkb:Iuliu_Maniu
gptkb:Dinu_Brătianu
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:King_Michael_I_of_Romania
gptkbp:National_Liberal_Party_seats_won_(official) 3
gptkbp:National_Peasants'_Party_seats_won_(official) 33
gptkbp:notable_for first election after World War II in Romania
gptkbp:notableEvent arrests of opposition members
censorship of opposition press
massive propaganda campaign by BPD
gptkbp:number_of_seats_in_Chamber_of_Deputies 414
gptkbp:observerState Soviet Union influence
gptkbp:opposition_parties gptkb:National_Liberal_Party
gptkb:National_Peasants'_Party
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Romanian_government
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Chamber_of_Deputies
gptkbp:precededBy 1937 Romanian general election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Petru_Groza
gptkbp:result gptkb:Western_Allies
victory for the Bloc of Democratic Parties (BPD)
gptkbp:result_accepted_by gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:resulting_government Communist-dominated government
gptkbp:significance marked the beginning of Communist rule in Romania
gptkbp:type gptkb:politics
gptkbp:voter_turnout_(official) 92.8%
gptkbp:winner Bloc of Democratic Parties (BPD)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ploughmen's_Front
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7