He was first elected to this post , and would be reelected every five years until 1989.
The conflict with Hungary over the treatment of the in Romania had several unusual aspects: not only was it a vitriolic argument between two officially , it also marked the moment when Hungary, a state behind the , appealed to the for sanctions to be taken against Romania.
In 2014, the percentage of those who would vote for Ceaușescu reached 46%.