▁under ▁Carol ▁II ▁of ▁Roman ia ▁who ▁sought ▁to ▁implement ▁an ▁author itar ian ▁regime ) ▁the ▁voting ▁rights ▁were ▁extended ▁to ▁women ▁for ▁national ▁elections ▁by ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Law ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁but ▁both ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁had ▁restrictions , ▁and ▁in ▁practice ▁these ▁restrictions ▁affected ▁women ▁more ▁than ▁men ▁( the ▁new ▁restrictions ▁on ▁men ▁also ▁meant ▁that ▁men ▁lost ▁their ▁previous ▁universal ▁suff rage ). ▁Although ▁women ▁could ▁vote , ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁elected ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁( Art icle ▁ 4 ▁( c )). ▁( the ▁Senate ▁was ▁later ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ). ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁historical ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁dict ator ship ▁of ▁I on ▁Anton es cu , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁elections ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 0 – 1 9 4 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Law ▁no . ▁ 5 6 0 ▁gave ▁full ▁equal ▁rights ▁to ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ; ▁and ▁women ▁voted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Roman ian ▁general ▁election . ▁The ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁gave ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁equal ▁civil ▁and ▁political ▁rights ▁( Art icle ▁ 1 8 ). ▁Until ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁commun ism ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁all ▁the ▁candidates ▁were ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Commun