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Preliminary Results: PSD+PC Alliance 30.56%, PDL -29.69%, PNL -14.56%

09:54, 08 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Central Electoral Office (BEC) said Monday the alliance formed of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Conservative Party (PC) secured 30.56% of the votes at the EP elections on June 7, followed by the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) with 29.69% and the Liberal Party (PNL) with 14.56%.

Some 11,500 Romanians Voted Abroad By GMT 1900

09:18, 08 Iun. 2009
Some 11,500 Romanians voted by GMT 1900 in the European Parliament elections at polling stations set up abroad, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release, adding 49 polling stations were still open after GMT 1900.

Romanian President’s Daughter Gets MEP Seat, Returns To Party

22:19, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu’s youngest daughter, Elena Basescu, who earned a seat as independent candidate in the European Parliament, will return to the Democratic Liberal Party.

Romanian Liberal Party Did Not Convince Silent Majority To Vote – Liberal Leader

22:07, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Liberal Party president Crin Antonescu said Sunday evening that he is not disappointed with his party’s result in the EP elections, but with the fact that neither he, nor the party convinced the “silent majority” of the electorate to go out and vote.

Romanian Far Right Leader Welcomes Party’s Comeback

21:55, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian far right Greater Romanian Party leader, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, thanked voters Sunday evening after exit polls showed his party got two seats in the EU Parliament.

Romanian Social Democratic Party Prepares To Win Presidential Elections

21:34, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana said Sunday evening that his party would at once begin preparations to win the presidential elections.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Parties Tie, Ind Candidate And Far-Rightists Get EP Seats – Exit Polls

21:22, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrats secured the most votes at the EP elections Sunday, 30.7%, followed by democrat liberals with 30.4%, liberals with 15.4%, the Hungarian minority party with 10.4%.

Lucky Player Wins Romanian Lottery Record Jackpot

21:16, 07 Iun. 2009
The jackpot in the Romanian 6/49 Lottery, worth over EUR11 million, the second-largest sum in the history of the Romanian Lottery, was won Sunday evening, with the numbers: 15, 44, 19, 7, 37 and 30.

Romania Voter Turnout At 21.63% By GMT 1600

20:38, 07 Iun. 2009
Voter turnout at the European Parliament election in Romania was of 21.63 % by GMT 1600, Central Electoral Bureau spokesman Marian Muhulet said.

Romanian President Announced Iraq Withdrawal Without Consulting Supreme Def Council – Senate Chairman

18:21, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana said President Traian Basescu announced Romania’s withdrawal from Iraq “on a specific date” without consulting with the Supreme Defense Council, and that the Parliament will begin an investigation.

Romania Voter Turnout At 14.95 % By GMT 1300

17:37, 07 Iun. 2009
Voter turnout at the European Parliament election in Romania was of 14.95% by GMT 1300, Central Electoral Bureau spokesman Marian Muhulet said.

Some 6,700 Romanians Voted Abroad For EP Elections By GMT 1200 – Foreign Min

17:26, 07 Iun. 2009
About 6,700 Romanian citizens voted by GMT 1200 in the European Parliament elections at polling stations set up abroad, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release, adding polls closed in Australia at GMT 1100.

Romanian Constitutional Court Ruling On Defense Council May Favor Liberals – Sources

17:15, 07 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Constitutional Court may rule on June 17 that the decree granting the Senate chairman the statute of vice-president of the country’s Supreme Defense Council is unconstitutional, sources within the liberal Party, which challenged the decree, said Sunday.

Romanian Interior Ministry Received Over 1,300 Notices Of Attempted Election Fraud

16:12, 07 Iun. 2009
More than 1,300 notices of attempted fraud were received Sunday afternoon by the Romanian Interior Ministry’s Operative Command Center, set up to monitor and manage the activity of law enforcement forces during the European Parliament elections.

Food, Drink Scarce On Pirate-Seized Italian Ship Carrying Romanian Sailors

16:11, 07 Iun. 2009
The crew of Italian ship Buccaneer, seized by pirates two months ago, is in a dramatic situation, as drinkable water and food are scarce, LiberoReporter informed, citing an Italian sailor on board.

Fraud Attempts In EP Elections, 35 Criminal Records Opened – Romanian Interior Min

14:58, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Interior Minister Dan Nica said Sunday that there have been attempts to defraud the EP elections, with voters receiving money and food, and 35 criminal records have been opened.

Romania Voter Turnout At 10.24 % By GMT 1000

14:34, 07 Iun. 2009
Voter turnout at the European Parliament election in Romania was of 10.24% by GMT 1000, Central Electoral Bureau spokesman Marian Muhulet said.

Romanian Senate Chairman Geoana To Withdraw From Country’s Def Council

13:35, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Senate chairman and social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Sunday he is withdrawing from the country’s Supreme Defense Council, or CSAT, saying he won’t admit president Traian Basescu to use the Army’s positive image for election purposes.

Romanian Arrested In Italy After Attempting To Steal Ballot Box

13:29, 07 Iun. 2009
A Romanian national was arrested in Rome, Italy, after attempting to steal a ballot box which was to be used in the European Parliament elections, according to news website IlSole24Ore.com.

Spy-Phone Software Increasingly Used In Romania, Greece, Italy, Spain – Experts

13:04, 07 Iun. 2009
Mobile phone tapping by people and companies, using spy-phone software, seems to be on the rise in countries such as Romania, Greece, Italy, Spain, France and Germany, the online edition of Newsweek magazine cited experts as saying.

Romanian Police Pulled Over Five Buses Carrying Voters To Bucharest

11:49, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian police and gendarmes on Sunday pulled over five buses transporting voters from Giurgiu, southern Romania, to capital city Bucharest, on suspicions that those people were brought to cast multiple votes, sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Voter Turnout At 4% % By GMT 0700

11:38, 07 Iun. 2009
Voter turnout at the European Parliament election in Romania was of 4% by GMT 0700, Central Electoral Bureau spokesman Marian Muhulet said.

Romanian Liberal Party Leader Says He Voted For New Era In Romanian Politics

11:33, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Liberal Party leader Crin Antonescu said Sunday morning, after casting his vote in the European Parliament elections, that he voted for a good representation of the country in the EU legislative body and the beginning of a new era in Romanian politics.

EP Election Results Won’t Influence Romania’s Ruling Coalition – Soc Dem Leader

10:52, 07 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Social Democratic Party leader Mircea Geoana said Sunday, after he cast his ballot in the European Parliament elections, that he doesn’t think the results of this vote would influence the country’s ruling coalition as the country needs stability.

Romania’s Hungarian Party Leader Says He Voted To Impose Minorities’ Rights

10:39, 07 Iun. 2009
Romania’s Hungarian minority party leader, senator Marko Bela, said Sunday morning after he cast his ballot in the European Parliament election, that he voted for “a Europe that would impose minorities’ rights”.

Romanian PM Says He Voted For Party, Romania And Europe

10:38, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc cast his ballot Sunday morning in his hometown of Cluj-Napoca, northwestern Romania, saying he went to the polls “for the party, for Romania and for Europe”.

Romanians Vote For Members Of The European Parliament

07:52, 07 Iun. 2009
Romanians began voting Sunday morning to choose 33 people who will serve as representatives of the country in the European Parliament for the next five years.

Romania Beats Lithuania 1-0 In World Cup Qualifying

07:25, 07 Iun. 2009
Romania beat Lithuania 1-0 Saturday evening in Marijampole in the World Cup Qualifying Group 7, a first victory for the country’s national team with coach Razvan Lucescu on the bench.

Romanian President Traian Basescu Visits Romanian Troops In Afghanistan

16:40, 06 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu visited on Saturday the military base in Qalat, Afghanistan, where he decorated the war flag of the 21st Battalion “Vanatori de Munte.”

Romanian Pilot Dies In Light Plane Crash

21:09, 05 Iun. 2009
Mihai Dobre Tone, a Romanian pilot and commander of the aerodrome in Clinceni, Ilfov County, near capital city Bucharest, crashed Friday evening while practicing for an upcoming air show.

Romanian Lenders Start Cutting Interest Rates – Bks Assoc Head

19:53, 05 Iun. 2009
Romania’s President and other statesmen will soon find out that banks do the proper thing and cut interest rates for deposits, a move that will be followed by loan interest cuts and the lending revival, the Romanian Banking Association ARB president Radu Ghetea said Friday.

Romanian Pres Says He Won’t Support Banks Until They Lower Interest Rates

16:18, 05 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday he will no longer support banks unless they resume lending and lower their "outrageously" high interest rates.

S Romania Judges Decide To Discontinue Arrest Warrants Of Four Football Corruption Suspects

15:48, 05 Iun. 2009
The Arges Court, southern Romania, on Friday decided to reject the proposal of anticorruption prosecutors to extend the preventive arrest warrants of four defendants in a football corruption case, but prosecutors immediately appealed the court’s decision.

Romania Could Start Producing AH1N1 Vaccine In Sept Or Oct If Strain Is Isolated

15:21, 05 Iun. 2009
Romania could start producing a vaccine against the AH1N1 flu September or October if the new strain is isolated by the end of June, as the World Health Organization estimates, Romanian health minister Ion Bazac said Friday.

Min Upbeat On Romania’s Tourism Promotion Campaign To Lure More Foreign Tourists In ‘09

15:06, 05 Iun. 2009
Romania’s tourism minister Elena Udrea said Friday in Paris, France, that she hopes Romania’s international promotion campaign will trigger an at least 10% increase in the number of foreign tourists coming to Romania in 2009.

Romania’s Promotion Video Launched In Paris

14:44, 05 Iun. 2009
The Romanian Tourism Ministry launched Friday in Paris, France, the country’s international promotion video in the presence of minister Elena Udrea, former tennis player Ilie Nastase and gymnast Nadia Comaneci and officials of the Paris city hall and the French Tennis Federation.

Romanian President Pushes For A Modern Irrigation System As Of 2010

14:37, 05 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday in the region of Insula Mare a Brailei, southeastern Romania, that the country’s current "obsolete irrigation system must be displayed at the Romanian Agriculture Museum," adding Romania should use a modern system as of 2010.

Romanian High Court Of Justice Sets RON750,000 Legal Expenses In FNI Trial

19:50, 04 Iun. 2009
The Romanian High Court of Justice decided Thursday that Ioana Maria Vlas, Gavril Batran, Stefan Boboc, Marian Petrescu and another six people convicted in the trial involving scam fund FNI, will pay 750,000 lei (EUR1 = RON4.2143) in legal expenses.

Romanian Fund Ex-Manager Ioana Vlas’ Sentence Upheld By High Court Of Justice

19:38, 04 Iun. 2009
The Romanian High Court of Justice decided Thursday to uphold the Bucharest Court of Appeals’ decision to sentence former fund manager Ioana Maria Vlas to ten years imprisonment in the case of the collapse of the National Investment Fund.

Romania’s Conflict With Sterling May Be Solved Amiably – MP

15:55, 04 Iun. 2009
The dispute between Romania’s Government and Sterling Resources on the hydrocarbons explorations in the Black Sea may be solved amiably by signing a partnership between the Canadian company and local gas producer Romgaz, Thursday said Iulian Iancu, a deputy with the Social Democratic Party.