Constitutional Court of Romania

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has stated on Tuesday that Justice Minister Robert Cazanciuc will present in the government meeting on Wednesday a draft law to amend the provisions declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) regarding judiciary control.

President Traian Basescu on Wednesday signed a decree promulgating the Law having to do with the repealing of art. 276 of the Law no. 286/2009 regarding the Penal Code, the Public Communication Department of the Presidential Administration informs.

Romanian President-elect Klaus Iohannis said on Friday that, in his opinion, a Constitution revision is necessary and he promised to be a president who will follow "the letter and the spirit" of the fundamental law.

President Traian Basescu said on Friday at the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) that he is ready to hand over the office of head of state to President-elect Klaus Iohannis, and he will be at the service of Iohannis until Dec. 21 for any "transfer of information."

Romanian President-elect Klaus Iohannis said at the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on Friday that the vote he got was very strong and clear and the voters said full stop and back to square one 25 years since the December 1989 Revolution.

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on Friday unanimously confirmed the results of the recent presidential elections and validated the election of Klaus Iohannis as Romania's President, CCR president Augustin Zegrean announced.

Christian Liberal Alliance's candidate Klaus Iohannis got 54.43 percent of the vote in the second round of the presidential elections on Sunday, while Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party - National Union for Romania's Progress - Conservative Party alliance polled 45.56 percent, according to the provisional final data released by the Central El

Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Valeriu Zgonea has stated, on Thursday, in Oradea, that there are many people insufficiently trained who have entered Parliament and who do not know parliamentary rules, in this context expressing support for reducing the number of MPs.

The Constitutional Court of Romania certified on Friday the first round of the presidential elections from Nov. 2 and established that standing in the runoff will be Social Democrat Prime Minister Victor Ponta and Liberal leader Klaus Iohannis.

The second round of voting will be held on Nov. 16, the Court announced.

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) rejected on Wednesday all the 12 demands of voiding the first round of the presidential election.