Fourteen candidates in race for Romania's President

Fourteen candidates have enrolled at the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) to enter the race for Romania's President.

The following have submitted their candidacy: Victor Ponta, from the PSD-PC-UNPR Alliance, Klaus Johannis (the Christian-Liberal Alliance), Calin Popescu-Tariceanu (the Liberal Reforming Party), Elena Udrea (People's Movement Party), Kelemen Hunor (the Hungarian Democratic Union in Romania), Dan Diaconescu (Party People — Dan Diaconescu), Constantin Rotaru (the Socialist Alliance Party), Corneliu Vadim Tudor (the Greater Romania Party), William Branza (the Romanian Ecological Party), Mirel Mircea Amaritei (Prodemo) and Szilagyi Zsolt, from the Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania.

The presidential race also includes three independent candidates — Teodor Melescanu, Monica Macovei and Gheorghe Funar.

Until September 26, one can formulate in writing contestations to the Constitutional Court regarding the registration or rejection of candidates or election signs. The contestations can be lodged by candidates, political parties, organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities, political alliances, electoral alliances and electors.

The Constitutional Court has until September 27 to settle contestations through final rulings.

Candidates have until September 27 to decide whether they renounce their candidacy. Those who renounce it can do so through a statement on their own responsibility to be submitted to the BEC.

The candidacies remain final on September 28.AGERPRES