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Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader, prime minister and presidential candidate Victor Ponta says there's a 'very clear' resolution to restore the Social Liberal Union of PSD with the Liberals.

This decision justifies the nomination of Calin Popescu-Tariceanu as the future prime minister, Ponta said in Suceava (northeastern Romania) on Friday.

PDL (Democratic Liberal Party) chairman Vasile Blaga on Wednesday said that the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) of PDL and PNL (the National Liberal Party) remains optimistic about the runoff of the presidential election, despite going through 'the dirtiest electoral campaign after 1990.'

Incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, running for president with the support of the alliance made up with his Social Democrat Party (PSD) - National Union for Romania's Progress - Conservative Party, says many liberals have joined the leader of the new Reformist Liberal Party (PLR) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu.

National leader of the Reformist Liberal Party (PLR) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, who finished third in the November 2 first round of the presidential election, on Tuesday announced having been mandated by his party colleagues to endorse Victor Ponta, the candidate of an alliance of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) and the Conservativ

Prime minister and presidential candidate Victor Ponta called his opponent Klaus Iohannis 'a thing'; Liberal Ludovic Orban thinks this was an unacceptable offense.

Incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the candidate of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) - National Union for Romania's Progress - Conservative Party, now in the runoff of the presidential race, says he might propose on Tuesday to Calin Popescu-Tariceanu to be the next PM and invite his Reforming Liberal Party to join the governmental coalition.

Elena Udrea, running for president as the candidate of the People's Movement Party (PMP), thanked voters who placed her third in the Sunday race and promised to keep fighting alongside her party fellows to make it the main centre-right force in 2016.

Eighteen million Romanians are voting for president on Sunday among 14 candidates.

The most likely winner, according to public opinion polls, is current PM Victor Ponta.

Romania's Social Democrat Prime Minister Victor Ponta leads in opinion polls ahead of the first round of presidential elections on November 2.

According to a CSCI poll conducted from October 27 to October 29,the 42-year-old prime minister is expected to garner 40% support, while his main opponent, Liberal Party head Klaus Iohannis, will get 29%.

Ministers on Thursday decided against supporting a proposed amendment to the law on the prevention of drug abuse, which would have allowed for the medical use of marijuana in certain circumstances.