Spiru Haret University in Bucharest

The bicameral Romanian parliament on Tuesday elected two new judges at the Constitutional Court - Bogdan Licu and Laura-Iuliana Scantei, both of whom are believed to be close to President Klaus Iohannis.

Licu, who was nominated by the Social Democratic Party, PSD, for the position, was supported 208 lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies while 93 voted against.

President Traian Basescu on Wednesday signed a decree appointing Social Democrat Darius Valcov as minister-delegate for budget. On Aug. 19, 2014, Prime Minister Victor Ponta confirmed having submitted to President Basescu his proposal for the appointment of Darius Valcov as minister-delegate for budget.