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Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Tuesday that it is in the hands of the Upper House plenary to decide whether he should be prosecuted or not, while the prosecutors can only look into the legality, not the timeliness of the Government's decisions.

Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party on Monday dismissed seven cabinet ministers and sanctioned several high-profile party members, sparking concerns that the leadership is bent on purging all party members who have been critical of its strongman Liviu Dragnea.

U.S. lawmakers have said the Senate could vote within weeks on legislation to punish Saudi Arabia over the war in Yemen and the death of a journalist at its consulate in Istanbul.

Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, national leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE), claims that the effects of him being accused by the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) of bribery are aimed at "shaking up public trust," given that in recent polls he has surpassed incumbent President Klaus Iohannis by two percent, and the vote intention for ALDE should have doub

The midterm elections in the United States on Tuesday were a good day for Hellenism in America. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, widely seen as an ally of Greece and Cyprus for over two decades, was re-elected to a third term, while the number of Americans of Greek descent in the House of Representatives also increased.

The Senate President, Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, indirectly received, 2007 to 2008, when he was prime minister, material benefits worth US about 800,000 dollars from an Austrian company, the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) shows in a reply sent to AGERPRES.

The Speaker of Romania's Senate, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, who served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2008, faces a vote on immunity in parliament after anti-corruption prosecutors on Wednesday sought to start an investigation.

Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday in a midterm setback for Donald Trump, but the US president managed to avoid a feared "blue wave" as his Republican Party expanded its Senate majority after a polarizing, racially charged campaign, reports AFP. 

Democratic hopes for a "blue wave" fell short Nov. 6 as the party took control of the House of Representatives but lost critical ground in the Senate.

Tuesday's midterm elections in the United States are very important and not just for the US itself, but for the entire world and especially the West, where liberal democracy has been facing major challenges of late.

The elections concern all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 36 state governorships.