Florentina Stefanescu

Bucharest, Oct 6 /Agerpres/ - Polling stations have closed on Saturday evening, at 21:00 hrs; the turnout up to 19:00 hrs in the referendum to redefine the notion of family was of 5.15 percent of voters, according to data provided by the Central Electoral Bureau.

The polling stations will open again at 7:00 hrs Sunday and the electoral process will continue until 21:00 hrs.

Bucharest, Oct 6 /Agerpres/ - Until 10:00, in the referendum to redefine the notion of family 0.97 percent of electors have voted, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) announced on Saturday.

In the urban environment 100,860 persons have voted, and in the rural one - 77,081.

According to the BEC, in Bucharest 0.85 percent of voters cast their ballots.

Bucharest, Oct 6 /Agerpres/ - The polls have opened on Saturday, at 7:00 hrs, over 18,000,000 electors being expected at the polls until 21:00 hrs, today and tomorrow, to cast their vote regarding the revisal of the Constitution to include the definition of family as the freely consented marriage between a man and a woman.

Bucharest, Oct 6 /Agerpres/ - As many as 18,951,721 voters are expected on Saturday and Sunday at the polls for a referendum to revise the Constitution to redefine family as a freely consented marriage between a man and a woman.

Save Romania Union (USR, opposition) demands the resignation of Agriculture Minister Petre Daea for "incompetence or indifference" he evinces in handling the crisis triggered by the African swine fever.

According to a press release sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday, USR objects to the absence of adequate information campaigns among the population regarding this virus.

Chairman of the Opposition's National Liberal Party (PNL) Ludovic Orban argues that by the letter addressed to the Brussels officials Premier Viorica Dancila does nothing else but "lie" and "execute antidemocratic orders", and that for this reason she must step down.