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Romanian Liberal Head Antonescu Declares Geoana New President

21:31, 06 Dec. 2009
Romanian liberal head Crin Antonescu issued a statement at the Social Democratic Party headquarters thanking all those who voted and understood that “a change is needed”, freeing Romania and giving it a chance that politicians are not allowed to miss.

Romanian Presidential Candidates Debate National Security Concepts

21:14, 03 Dec. 2009
Romanian presidential candidates Traian Basescu and Mircea Geoana debated Thursday evening national security issues, with the two agreeing that national security needs to be a complex that includes sanitary, food and energy components.

Romanian Pres Refuses To Appoint Fmr Head Lidia Barbulescu For Supreme Court President

20:51, 03 Dec. 2009
Romanian incumbent President Traian Basescu said Thursday, during the presidential runoff debate, that he will not appoint Lidia Barbulescu as president of the High Court of Justice.

Romania-Russia Relations Discussed In Presidential Runoff Debate

20:30, 03 Dec. 2009
Social democrat presidential contender Mircea Geoana told incumbent president Traian Basescu during the presidential runoff debate that he is not welcome in Russia because of his aggressive foreign policy, while Basescu replied saying business relations with Russia are good.

Romanian Presidential Candidate Oprescu Vows To Keep Fighting

22:19, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian independent presidential candidate Sorin Oprescu said Sunday after exit polls that he does not see his score as a defeat, adding he is a strong man who will continue to uphold his message.

Romanian Liberal Antonescu Maintains Hopes For Place In Presidential Runoff

21:53, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Sunday, after exit poll results placed him third in the presidential race, that he might still have a chance to enter the runoff, asking liberals to continue counting votes and adding the polls are manipulative.

Romanian Presidential Elections Runoff To See Tight Left-Right Showdown – Exit Polls

21:31, 22 Nov. 2009
Romanian incumbent president Traian Basescu and leftist Mircea Geoana will face off in the presidential elections runoff held on December 6, after a tight first round of elections, according to exit poll results issued by CURS and CSOP Sunday.

Romanian Social Democrat Adrian Nastase Voted “For Normality”

19:26, 22 Nov. 2009
The president of the Romanian social democrat National Council, Adrian Nastase voted Sunday, in the presidential elections, saying he voted “for normality”, but refused to vote in the referendum for a single-chamber Parliament.

Romanian New Generation Party Leader Votes “Against The Tyrant”

12:48, 22 Nov. 2009
Romania’s Steaua owner, MEP and presidential candidate Gigi Becali said Sunday he is voting “against the tyrant”.

Romanian Presidential Debate Marked By Attacks, Irony

23:08, 20 Nov. 2009
In the debate organized Friday, Romanian presidential candidates Mircea Geoana, Crin Antonescu and Traian Basescu used a wide array of rhetoric instruments, from stinging irony to shifts in pace and harsh retorts, but they didn’t hesitate to use low blows either.

Romanian Ex-PM Tariceanu Says Govt Coalition With Democrats Is Possible But Unlikely

16:25, 19 Nov. 2009
Romania’s former prime minister, liberal Calin Tariceanu, said Thursday that if President Traian Basescu obtains a new term there could be a government formed by democrat liberals and liberals, but the alliance is unlikely given the “sad” experience previously gained in such an alliance.

Romanian Social Democrat Says Taxes Should Not Be Hiked

19:50, 12 Oct. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader and presidential hopeful Mircea Geoana told a group of foreign investors that the current flat tax has reached its limits but he would not increase taxes in this economic context scarred by the crisis.

Romanian Presidential Committee Proposes Legal Prostitution, Clean Needle Programs

16:09, 22 Sept. 2009
Romanian Presidential Committee for the Analysis of Social and Demographic Risks proposes, in a report launched Tuesday, the disincrimination of drug consumption and the legalization of prostitution, claiming this would reduce, under certain conditions, several public health risks.

Romanian President Traian Basescu States Priorities For Potential Second Mandate

18:37, 20 Sept. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said, answering a question, that should he run for a new mandate as president his priorities would be the reform of the state, the revision of the constitution and a policy for the promotion of Romania.

Romanian Liberal Presidential Candidate Denies Recruitment Of Prince Radu

18:43, 03 Sept. 2009
Romanian liberal head and presidential hopeful Crin Antonescu told MEDIAFAX Thursday that former presidential candidate Prince Radu has not joined his camp, adding there have not been any talks to this end and he regrets Prince Radu’s withdrawal from the race.

Romanian Govt To Remove Monetary Guarantee For Presidential Hopefuls

16:32, 24 Aug. 2009
The leader of the Romanian democrat liberal deputies, Mircea Toader, said Monday after a democratic liberal Standing Office meeting that the coalition has discussed and established, in principle, the removal of the monetary guarantee for presidential candidates.

Romanian Govt To Leave Presidential Elections Law Unchanged

19:58, 12 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Government will not amend the number of signatures needed for a candidacy in presidential elections, will not impose monetary guarantees for each candidate and will not amend other conditions for presidential candidacy, said Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc.

Romanian Govt Coalition To Appoint Committee For Pres Elections Law

12:08, 27 Iul. 2009
Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) vice president Gheorghe Flutur said the Government coalition decided to create a committee, formed of Dan Nica, Viorel Hrebenciuc, Vasile Blaga and Mircea Toader, to develop, by the beginning of the Parliament session, a draft law on the presidential elections

Romanian Ministers Should Not Be MPs Too – Romanian Pres Committee

15:12, 14 Ian. 2009
The Romanian policy and constitution presidential committee recommends the instatement of incompatibility between the position of Government member and that of Parliament member.

Record Attendance At Presidential National Day Reception

20:56, 01 Dec. 2008
The Romanian head of state organized, Monday evening, the usual annual National Day reception, but this year the attendance was higher than in previous years.