The Chamber of Deputies will have 382 MPs, 49 more than in the current Parliament, and the Senate will have 168 lawmakers, 31 more than the current number, said Social Democratic Party secretary general Liviu Dragnea.
In a national referendum held in November 2009, over 80% of Romanians who went to the polls voted to downsize the Parliament to maximum 300 lawmakers and make it single chamber. The change, however, requires changes in the Constitution.