▁a ▁social ist ▁republic ). ▁Following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁regime ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁document ▁was ▁susp ended , ▁though ▁port ions ▁remained ▁in ▁effect ▁until ▁the ▁present ▁document ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Initial ▁version ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Constitution ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁parliament ari ans ▁and ▁constitution al ▁law ▁special ists ; ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁Parliament , ▁meeting ▁as ▁a ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly , ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 4 1 4 ▁to ▁ 9 5 ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁being ▁published ▁in ▁Mon itor ul ▁Of icial ▁the ▁same ▁day ; ▁and ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁refer endum ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁with ▁ 7 7 . 3 % ▁voting ▁in ▁favour . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Constitution ▁contains ▁ 7 ▁titles ▁and ▁ 1 5 2 ▁articles . ▁Roman ia ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁“ n ational , ▁so ver eign , ▁independent , ▁unit ary ▁and ▁ind iv is ible ▁state ”. ▁The ▁form ▁of ▁government ▁is ▁a ▁republic , ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁president ▁who ▁serves ▁a ▁five - year ▁term ▁and ▁is ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁term . ▁He ▁represents ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁state ▁in ▁domestic ▁and ▁foreign ▁relations , ▁ens ures ▁ob ed ience ▁to ▁the ▁constitution