Cristina Zaharia

ParliamentaryElections2020/ Start vote abroad; first polling station has been opened in Aucklan, New Zealand

Voting in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies elections of December 5 and 6, 2020, began on Friday at 8 pm, Romania's time, once with the opening of the polling station in Auckland, New Zealand, informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), in a press release.

ParliamentaryElections2020/President Iohannis: I urge you to vote in large numbers and make your voice heard

President Klaus Iohannis on Friday urged people to come to vote while showing that vote is the strongest instrument at the citizen's hand. "In just two days you are expected to come to the polling stations to decide the direction our country will be heading to in the next four years. In a real democracy vote is the strongest instrument at the citizen's hand.

Official Gheorghita: Vaccination is voluntary, not mandatory

President of the National Committee for Coordination of Activities regarding vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, Valeriu Gheorghita, on Friday stated that vaccination is voluntary and not mandatory. "The existence of a vaccine to be approved by all the regulatory authorities at the European level will allow us to be in control of our health again and to return to normality.

ParliamentaryElections2020/ForMin Aurescu: It's important Romanians in the diaspora vote in both days

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu on Friday sent a message to the Romanians in the diaspora reminding them that they have two days at their disposal to vote in the parliamentary elections so that to avoid crowding.

ParliamentaryElections2020/ PM Orban: December 6 - a turning point; you must come to vote

The PNL (National Liberal Party) leader, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, on Thursday, stated that the parliamentary elections represent a turning point and assured that the exercise of the ballot will be done in the safest conditions to protect health.

DefMin Ciuca: Military Hospital in Craiova to be regional anti-COVID-19 vaccination centre

The Military Hospital in Craiova will become a regional anti-COVID-19 vaccination centre, Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca said in a message posted on Facebook. He added that he visited, on Thursday, a section of a health unit where there will be established a section for patients infected with the novel coronavirus.

ForMin Aurescu attended NATO session: He highlighted strategic importance of Black Sea for Euro-Atlanic region

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, on Wednesday, on the last day of the NATO meeting of foreign ministers, in two working sessions attended by a series of Alliance partners, in which context he highlighted the strategic importance of the Black Sea for the Euro-Atlantic security and drew attention to the need to strengthen the coherence of the Eastern Flank.

ParliamentaryElection2020/ForMin Aurescu - phone conversation with Italian counterpart: Organisation of polling stations among topics

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu on Wednesday had a phone conversation with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio, on which occasion they discussed the organisation of polling stations in the Italian peninsula for the parliamentary elections of December 6.

ParliamentaryElection2020/PSD's Tudose: We're hoping at least 35pct score, maybe close to 40

PSD's (Social Democratic Party) Deputy Chairman Mihai Tudose on Wednesday stated that the Social Democrats hope to get a score of at least 35 per cent in the parliamentary elections, maybe close to 40 per cent after redistribution.

PLUS's Ciolos on coalition with PNL: Negotiations to give a gov't of equal partners

PLUS (Freedom, Unity, Solidarity Party) leader Dacian Ciolos on Thursday said that, in the event of a governing coalition with the Liberals, USR PLUS (Save Romania Union - PLUS) will be an "honest partner that will live up to its promises" and underscored that before any reforms there is need of a "general cleaning," meaning depoliticization.

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