Romania: Elections in Romania, March 1980

A file containing documents relating to Romanian politics. Subjects covered in the file include the elections held in March 1980, with entirely predictable results; the re-election of Nicolae Nicolae Ceaușescu as president and Ilie Verdeț as prime minister; suggestions that the Romanian foreign minister, ?tefan Andrei, would soon be replaced; the promotion of the president's wife, Elena Nicolae Ceaușescu, to become one of three first deputy prime ministers; and other changes to the Romanian government. Documents in the file include a speech by President Nicolae Ceaușescu made during the election campaign; a message from Queen Elizabeth II congratulating president Nicolae Ceaușescu on his re-election; and an appeal by the Romanian parliament to the parliaments and peoples of all the countries that took part in the Helsinki Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, in response to the deteriorating international situation.