Cristian Diaconescu

ParliamentaryElection2020/ Political leaders, Bucharest candidates, known names on electoral lists

Noted names of the Romanian politics are opening the lists of candidates for the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of the Bucharest electoral constituency. Some have done politics and are returning to this year's elections, others are members of the current Parliament and want a new term as a senator or deputy.

Former foreign ministers convened in first Foreign Ministry's Consultative Council in five years

The former foreign ministers of Romania gathered on Friday, on the initiative of the incumbent head of diplomacy Bogdan Aurescu, in the first Consultative Council of the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE), to discuss the country's foreign policy priorities in its relation with the eastern neighbourhood, MAE informed AGERPRES in a release.

Independent deputy accuses President of breaching Constitution by supporting party, presidential candidate

Deputy Bogdan Diaconu [a former member of the ruling Social Democratic Party] asserts that President Traian Basescu breached the Constitution by openly supporting the People's Movement Party [PMP] and its presidential candidate Elena Udrea.

NEWS OF THE DAY - AUGUST 19

Businessman Dinu Patriciu has died in London, where he was receiving medical care after the liver transplant procedure he underwent a year and a half ago in Milan, Italy. Medical sources have stated for AGERPRES that most probably, "his death came as a consequence of post-transplant complications".

Giurgiu County: Cristian Diaconescu says people should not be deceived in the presidential elections

People's Movement Party-backed (PMP) presidential candidate Cristian Diaconescu said that he believes the people of Giurgiu County are brave and dignified persons and urged them on Saturday, during a visit he conducted to Giurgiu County, to not be deceived and cheated in the presidential elections.