Elections

ForMin Corlatean: My proposal is to make statutory declaration available before voting day, on a website

Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean on Tuesday said that he proposed the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) representatives that the statutory declaration should be made available for the electors on the internet before the voting day and signed afterwards, in front of the polling station president.

Students League Abroad: Violating voting right is extremely serious act

The League of the Romanian Students from Abroad and CAESAR Foundation (the Center for Access to the Expertise of the Romanian Students and Graduates) voiced on Monday 'deep indignation and concern' over the manner in which the first round of the presidential elections was conducted on Sunday and asked that those responsible 'be held to account'.

ForMin Corlatean: Several embassies asked for voting process's extension, BEC turned them down

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Titus Corlatean on Sunday night said that several Romanian embassies, the one in London among them have requested an extension of the voting process, but the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) decided to deny it.

Central Electoral Bureau: 52.31 percent voter turnout by 9pm

The nationwide voter turnout in today's presidential election was 52.31 percent by 9pm, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) has announced.

Turnout was 51.64 percent in the urban areas and 53.21 percent in the rural areas; in Bucharest, 54.29 percent of the registered voters have cast their ballots.

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Central Electoral Bureau: More than 120,000 votes abroad by 7pm in presidential election

More than 120,000 Romanian voters cast their ballots abroad by 7pm in the presidential election on Sunday, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) informed.

The exact number of voters in 294 polling stations abroad was 120.941, BEC data showed.

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Central Electoral Bureau: 48.89 percent voter turnout by 7pm

The nationwide voter turnout in today's presidential election was 48.89 percent by 7pm, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) has announced.

Turnout was 47.68 percent in the urban areas and 50.54 percent in the rural areas; in Bucharest, 48.93 percent of the registered voters have cast their ballots.

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Romanian associations in Europe request resignation of Foreign Minister and extension of vote abroad

The Federation of Associations of Romanians in Europe (FADERE) request the resignation of Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean for the "poor organization" of the elections abroad and request the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) to extend the voting hours in the polling stations abroad in order for all those queuing to be able to exercise their right to vote.

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