Analiză comparativă a rezultatelor turului doi de scrutin al alegerilor prezidenţiale din 2004 şi 2009
The comparative analysis of the second runoff of the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections

Summary/Abstract: The second round of the 2009 presidential elections showcased a minor shift in regional political allegiance from their 2004 counterpart. Traian Băsescu managed to offset the popularity erosion brought on by his five-year mandate by obtaining superior results in certain specific geographic areas and in the counties where he had performed badly in 2004. The support he received from the Hungarian minority in the Covasna and Harghita counties represented a major and significant success for the incumbent candidate. However, his failure to capture the majority of votes in Bucharest, Romania's capital, is a sociological phenomenon of major significance and also an electoral metamorphosis which almost led to Traian Băsescu's defeat.

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