Antonescu was the only candidate for the position of Senate chairman, supported by the Social Democratic Party, PSD, National Liberal Party, PNL, and the Conservative Party, PC.
The plenum also validated the new Standing Bureau, which will be made of vice-presidents Nicolae Moga, Cristian Dumitrescu and Florin Constantinescu from the PSD, and Vasile Nistor from PC.
Senate secretaries were chosen Ion Rotaru (PSD), Mario Ovidiu Oprea (PNL), Alexandru Peres (PDL) and Haralambie Voichitoiu (PPDD), while Ioan Chelaru (PSD), Marius Nicoară (PNL), Dumitru Pelican (PC) and Verestoy Attila (UDMR) as quaestors.