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Fin Min: Romania Needs To Cut Curr Acct Def For Higher Ratings

19:51, 01 Dec. 2008
Romania needs prudent revenue, monetary and fiscal policies to permit a gradual and predictable cut of the current account deficit to a level that can be sustained by direct capital investments, in order to regain rating agencies' confidence, according to a Finance Ministry document.

Romanian Democrat Leaders To Start Negotiations With the Liberals Tuesday – Sources

19:45, 01 Dec. 2008
The leaders of the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party wish to have a meeting with the leaders of the National Liberal Party, to negotiate the creation of a Parliament majority that would form the next Government, democrat liberal sources told MEDIAFAX.

Bucharest City Electoral Office Concludes The Counting Of Votes

19:23, 01 Dec. 2008
The Bucharest City Electoral Office concluded the centralization of votes in the 1,181 polling stations in Bucharest, with the results revealing that the democrat liberals obtained most votes among Bucharest citizens.

Romanian Anti-Communist Hero Refuses Decoration From Pres

19:11, 01 Dec. 2008
Romanian anti-communism fighter Vasile Paraschiv refused Monday the Star of Romania in the rank of Knight offered to him by President Traian Basescu, mentioning that he refuses to receive it "from a communist just like all those who ran the country since the Revolution."

Bucharest Electoral Office Concludes Senate Votes Count

18:41, 01 Dec. 2008
The final results in the elections for the Senate, announced Monday at 1600 GMT by the Bucharest Electoral Office, revealed that Ecaterina Andronescu (PSD+PC) obtained 48.82% of votes, Cristian Radulescu (PDL) 48.32%, and Dan Voiculescu 44.88%.

The Romanian Democrat Liberals Won The Elections – Party VP

18:34, 01 Dec. 2008
Romanian democrat liberal vice president Adriean Videanu said Monday that the democrat liberals won the Parliament elections, as they obtained the most mandates in the Chamber and Senate, namely 165, compared to the 163 mandates obtained by the social democrat-conservative alliance.

Bucharest Electoral Office Concludes Vote Count

18:25, 01 Dec. 2008
The Bucharest City Electoral Office concluded the counting of votes in the 1,181 polling stations in the city, with the results revealing that the democrat liberals obtained most of the votes in the Chamber as well as in the Senate.

Romania’s New Govt Needs To Be Formed Quickly – Econ Analysts

17:41, 01 Dec. 2008
The new Romanian government has to be formed as soon as possible to eliminate some of the uncertainty, and it needs a solid majority into the Parliament, so that "less pleasant" actions to be taken in the “very tough times” to follow, economic analysts said Monday.

Bucharest Electoral Office Concludes Vote Count For Chamber

17:38, 01 Dec. 2008
The Bucharest City Electoral Office concluded Monday, at 1500 GMT, the centralization of votes in the 1.181 polling stations. Thus, the democrat liberals obtained most of the votes in Bucharest for the Chamber, followed by the alliance formed of the social democrats and the conservatives.

Romania Will Remain In Iraq As Long As The Allies Do – Romanian Pres

17:01, 01 Dec. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Monday that Romania will continue its actions in Iraq until 2011 or until the allies leave this country, adding that "this should clarify any political debate on this matter."

Over 400 Employees In Turceni Pwr Plant Might Be Pensioned Off

16:53, 01 Dec. 2008
Over 400 employees of Romanian state-run thermal power producer Turceni, or almost 11% of the personnel, might be pensioned off, the company asking the Pension House in the southern county of Gorj to analyze if the people fulfill the necessary retirement criteria.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Get Most Of The Votes Expressed Abroad

16:33, 01 Dec. 2008
The Romanian democrat liberals obtained 46.88% of votes expressed by Romanians abroad, for Senate, followed by the liberals, with 23.35% and the social democrats, with 13.19%, while for the Chamber the democrat liberals obtained 46.6%, PNL – 20.45% and PSD+PC – 14.82%, after counting 93.21% of votes

Democrat Liberals Will Narrowly Win The Elections – Party Leader

15:37, 01 Dec. 2008
The Romanian democrat liberals will “narrowly” win the Parliament elections against the social democrats, as the votes of Romanians abroad will make the difference, democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said Monday.

Romanian Social Democrat Head To Spearhead Parliament Majority Negotiations

15:31, 01 Dec. 2008
Romanian Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana said Monday after an informal meeting with the party leaders that, in accordance with his mandate, he will be the one to “spearhead” talks with the other Parliament parties in view of forming a Parliament majority.

Four Romanians, Three Bulgarians Arrested For Bank Fraud In Greece

15:04, 01 Dec. 2008
Four Romanians and three Bulgarians were arrested in Greece, as they were carrying a large number of fake credit cards, clones of original ones, copied by "skimming." They were active in England and in Athens, Ana-mpa.gr informed.

Why did Romanians give a new mandate to people we know bad things about? – Romanian president

14:45, 01 Dec. 2008
Speaking about Sunday’s vote, Romanian President Traian Basescu asked rhetorically in an interview broadcast Monday by the public radio RRA why would Romanians choose to give a new mandate to a party they know is tainted.

Bucharest Election Office Centralized 99.83% Of Votes In Capital City

14:21, 01 Dec. 2008
The Bucharest Election Office said Monday it centralized votes in 1.179 polling stations out of a total 1,181 in the capital city by GMT 1200, and 99.83% of the ballots have been counted.

Partial Results: Social Democrats-33.99%, Democrat Liberals-33.79%, Liberals-18.49% For Senate

14:16, 01 Dec. 2008
Romania’s alliance between social democrats and conservatives obtained 33.99% of voters’ preferences for the Senate, followed by the Democratic Liberal Party with 33.79% and liberals with 18.49%, following the counting of votes in 92.73% of polling stations countrywide by GMT 1200.

Partial Results:Social Democrats-33%, Democrat Liberals-32.57%, Liberals-18.32% For Chamber

14:14, 01 Dec. 2008
Romania’s alliance between social democrats and conservatives obtained 33% of voters’ preferences for the Chamber of Deputies, followed by the Democratic Liberal Party with 32.57% and liberals with 18.32%, following the counting of votes in 92.73% of polling stations countrywide by GMT 1200.

Romania’s Former President Iliescu Doesn’t Believe Poll Results Overturned Before Seeing Final Results

13:02, 01 Dec. 2008
Romania’s former president, social democrat Ion Iliescu said Monday that winning first or second place in elections doesn’t make much a difference for the Social Democratic Party considering a Parliament majority will be formed following negotiations.

Helicopter, Plane National Day Parade Flights Canceled Due To Fog

11:38, 01 Dec. 2008
The flights of IAR Puma Socat helicopters and MIG 21 Lancer planes scheduled during the parade in Bucharest Monday, on Romania’s National Day, have been cancelled because of thick fog in the city.

Romanian Nationalist Parties Didn’t Make Parliament By Results From 71.06% Polling Stations

11:28, 01 Dec. 2008
Romania’s far-right Greater Romania party and the Christian Democrat New Generation Party failed to secure at least 5% of votes countrywide to get seats in the future Parliament, according to results centralized for 71.06 polling stations at GMT 0600.

Democrat Liberals To Go To President With Heads Held High If They Win – Official

10:59, 01 Dec. 2008
Democrat liberal vice-president Theodor Stolojan told MEDIAFAX Monday that democrat liberals will go to President Traian Basescu with heads held high if they win the election, and the president will decide whom to appoint prime minister.

Tables Will Turn At Final Results – Social Democrat President

10:55, 01 Dec. 2008
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Monday the final election results will show the Social Democratic Party in the lead, adding the partial results placing democrat liberals on the top spot takes into account large urban areas where the party doesn’t have a majority.

Bucharest Election Office Centralized 95.51% Of Votes In Capital City

10:31, 01 Dec. 2008
The Bucharest Election Office said it centralized votes in 1,128 polling stations out of a total 1,181 in the capital city by GMT 0800, and 95.51% of the ballots have been counted.

Partial Results: Democrat Liberals 33.29%, Social Democrats-32.51%, Liberals-18.10% For Chamber Deputies

10:30, 01 Dec. 2008
Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party obtained 33.29% of voters’ preferences for the Chamber of Deputies, followed by the alliance of social democrats and conservatives with 32.51% and liberals with 18.10%, following the counting of votes in 71.06% of polling stations countrywide by GMT 0600, the Central Election Office said.

Partial Results: Democrat Liberals -34.67 %, Social Democrats-33.36%, Liberals-18.18% For Senate

10:21, 01 Dec. 2008
Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party obtained 34.67% of voters’ preferences for Senate, followed by the alliance of social democrats and conservatives with 33.36% and liberals with 18.18%, following the counting of votes in 71.06% of polling stations countrywide by GMT 0600, the Central Election Office said.

Only 24,000 Romanians Voted Abroad In Parliamentary Election

09:39, 01 Dec. 2008
Voting by Romanians abroad for the country’s future Parliament was kick started Saturday evening (Romania time) by a priest in Wellington, New Zeeland, and ended with the vote of a limousine firm owner in Riverside, California, among the 24,000 Romanians who voted abroad.

Romanian Social Democrats’ Win Reduces Chances For Revival Of Anticorruption Reforms – Press

09:06, 01 Dec. 2008
Romania's opposition Social Democrat Party (PSD) appeared to have won Sunday's parliamentary election, according to exit polls, reducing chances for a revival of EU-mandated anti-corruption reforms if it manages to form a government, Reuters commented amid similar reactions in the international press.

Voter Turnout In Bucharest At 30.37% By GMT 1900

22:44, 30 Nov. 2008
Voter turnout in Romania’s capital city Bucharest stood at 30.37% by GMT 1900, when the polls closed, with most voters coming from the city’s district 1 and least in district 3, the local election office said. Turnout by districts at GMT 1900 was 34.79 in district 1, 34.51% in district 2, 26.29% in district 3, 28.09% in district 4, 30.56% in district 5 and 29.91% in district 6. The next voter turnout data will be released Monday, at GMT 0800.

Voter turnout countrywide at 39.26 by GMT 1900

22:42, 30 Nov. 2008
Romania’s voter turnout by GMT 1900, when the polls closed, was of 39.26%, Central Election Office spokesman Marian Muhulet said Sunday.

Social Democrat Iliescu Doesn’t Think President Will Appoint Social Democrat PM

22:31, 30 Nov. 2008
Romania’s former president, social democrat Ion Iliescu, said Sunday evening he doesn’t think President Traian Basescu will appoint a social democrat prime minister.

Romanian Football Financer Becali Says Will Retire From Politics For A While

22:23, 30 Nov. 2008
Romanian football mogul and head of the Christian Democrat New Generation Party, George Becali, said Sunday on Realitatea TV he will retire from politics, at least for a while, after exit polls showed the party didn’t make Parliament.

Romanian Democrat Liberal VP Said Next Govt Should Be Rightist

22:13, 30 Nov. 2008
Romanian democrat liberal vice president Theodor Stolojan said after the announcement of the exit-poll results that the democrat liberals will meet with the head of state and added the liberals are the first option for dialogue.

Social Democrat Leader Invites Opponents, Pres, To Dialogue On Govt Structure

22:05, 30 Nov. 2008
The leader of the Romanian social democrats, Mircea Geoana, invited, Sunday evening, the other parties and Romanian President Traian Basescu to an “open dialogue” regarding the creation of the next Government, adding that the future of Romania depends on this dialogue.

Hungarian Party Will Have A Strong Group In Parliament – Leader

21:58, 30 Nov. 2008
The president of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), Marko Bela, said Sunday after exit polls projected the party fourth among voters’ preferences, that the organization’s group in Parliament will be as strong, if not stronger, as so far.

Election Results Oblige Democrat Liberals To Get Right Wing Politics Involved In Future Govt

21:39, 30 Nov. 2008
The president of Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party, Emil Boc, said Sunday after exit polls showed the party on the second position in voters’ preferences that democrat liberals need to take measures to have right-winged politics involved in the future government.

Liberals And Romania Grew Together – PM

21:27, 30 Nov. 2008
Romania’s Liberal Party leader, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu, said Sunday after exit polls showed the party third among voters’ preferences with about 20%, that the party had 7% eight years ago and grew along with the country.

Social Democrats Should Lead The Future Government – Party Pres

21:24, 30 Nov. 2008
Social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Sunday after the announcement of the Parliament elections exit-poll results, that the social democrats must lead the new Government.

INSOMAR Exit Poll Shows Social Democrats In The Lead, Followed By Democrat Liberals And Liberals

21:12, 30 Nov. 2008
An exit poll conducted by INSOMAR released after the polls closed at GMT 1900 in Romania shows the Social Democratic party in the lead for Senate with 35.9%, followed by democrat liberals with 31.1%, and liberals with 19.1%.