Elections for 680 of the 1,228 delegates to the

Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia The Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia () was an assembly held on 1 December 1918 in the city of Alba Iulia in which a total of 1,228 delegates from several areas inhabited by ethnic Romanians declared the union of Transylvania with Romania. ...

took place in

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and neighbouring regions of the

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inhabited by Romanians between November 20 and December 1, 1918. Called by the , the elections were open exclusively to ethnic Romanians, with women excluded from the process in most of the places. Voting procedure was highly irregular, ranging from

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s and even

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by local self-proclaimed "Romanian national councils".

History

*November 13–15, 1918 - Negotiations are held in Arad between the Hungarian government of Károlyi Mihály and the , without reaching any agreement. News about the

armistice of Belgrade The armistice of Belgrade was an agreement on the termination of World War I hostilities between the Triple Entente and the Kingdom of Hungary concluded in Belgrade on 13 November 1918. It was largely negotiated by General Louis Franchet d'Es ...

reach the Romanian (Transylvanian) delegation. The National Romanian Central Council retreats from negotiations and decides to hold elections and convey for the Great National Assembly, and to hand power to the latter. *November 1918 - During a 12-day interval, elections are held for the Great National Assembly. Its 1,228 members are elected 5 each from the electoral districts established in 1910 (600 members in total), and 628 to represent different social, professional and cultural organizations (clergy, teachers' unions, military). The local enthusiasm gains momentum, as demands such as land reform, universal vote, and possible union with Romania are put forward. *On December 1, 1918 (November 18

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), the Great National Assembly, consisting of 1,228 elected representatives of the Romanians in

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and

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, convened in

Alba Iulia Alba Iulia (; or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; ; ) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the river Mureș (river), Mureș in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a ...

(Gyulafehérvár) and decreed (by unanimous vote) the

Union of Transylvania with Romania The union of Transylvania with Romania was declared on by the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia. The Great Union Day (also called ''Unification Day''), celebrated on 1 December, is a Public holidays in Romani ...

*On December 2, 1918 the High National Romanian Council of Transylvania formed a government under the name of , headed by

Iuliu Maniu Iuliu Maniu (; 8 January 1873 – 5 February 1953) was a Romanian lawyer and politician. He was a leader of the National Party of Transylvania and Banat before and after World War I, playing an important role in the Union of Transylvania wi ...

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20th century in Transylvania 1918 elections in Romania November 1918 in Europe December 1918 in Europe

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