Social Democrats

The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Marcel Ciolacu, declared on Monday that he proposed, at the meeting at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, a Government of national union with Alexandru Rafila as Prime Minister. According to Ciolacu, President Klaus Iohannis mentioned that the PSD's proposal for prime minister in the person of Alexandru Rafila is an "honorable one".

Another major deterrent was that polling day was held on the same day as one of the most popular religious holidays in the country, the feast of St Nicholas, when many Romanians celebrate their name-day.

Despite the claims of President Klaus Iohannis that there was no clear winner of the election, there were, in fact, only losers and just one big winner.

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has won the parliamentary election with 29.32 pct of the votes cast for the Senate and 28.90 pct of the ballots for the Chamber of Deputies, followed by the National Liberal Party (PNL) that garnered 25.58 pct for the Senate and 25.19 pct for the Chamber of Deputies, according to the final results, before the resolution of the election appeals, presented by the

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has won the parliamentary election with 29.81 pct of the votes cast for the Senate and 29.38 pct of the ballots for the Chamber of Deputies, followed by the National Liberal Party (PNL) that garnered 25.56 pct for the Senate and 25.16 pct for the Chamber of Deputies, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) announced on Tuesday after the centralisation of the minutes

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has won the parliamentary election by 30.13 pct of the votes cast for the Senate and 29.69 pct for the Chamber of Deputies, followed on the second spot by the National Liberal Party (PNL) that garnered 25.58 pct for the Senate and 25.18 pct for the Chamber of Deputies, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) announced on Monday evening, after the centralisation of t

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has won the parliamentary election by 30.16 pct of the votes cast for the Senate and 29.71 pct for the Chamber of Deputies, seconded by the National Liberal Party (PNL) that garnered 25.62 pct for the Senate and 25.21 pct for the Chamber of Deputies, on Monday evening announced the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) after the centralisation of the minutes with 95.2

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has won the parliamentary elections with 30.17% of the votes cast for the Senate and 29.79% for the Chamber of Deputies, followed by the National Liberal Party (PNL), which garnered 25.36% for the Senate and 25.01% for the Chamber of Deputies, the Central Electoral Bureau announced on Monday, after the centralization of the minutes from 84.91% of the polling st

In the first parliamentary election since the murder two years ago of journalist Jan Kuciak, the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLANO) party took almost 25 per cent of the vote, compared with 18.5 per cent for SMER-SD.

It was SMER-SD's first loss in a general election since 2006 and its worst showing at the ballot box since 2002.

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) says that it is the duty of the prime minister-designate to prove that he has the support of Parliament for the formation of the Government, and Ludovic Orban is trying in vain to blame the Social Democratic parliamentarians. "It is the duty of the prime minister-designate to prove that he has Parliament's support for the formation of the Government.

The censure motion titled "Orban / PNL government - privatisation of Romanian democracy", initiated by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was adopted by Parliament on Wednesday. There were 261 votes "in favour", as announced by acting leader of the Social Democrats, Marcel Ciolacu.AGERPRES(RO - author: Alina Novaceanu, editor: Andreea Rotaru; EN - author: Simona Iacob, editor: Maria Voican)