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"The staff deficit [because of the employment freeze] poses a huge problem. We cannot cover the extra hours," one of the protesters told the G4Media.ro news website.

Romanian healthcare workers are protest in front of the government bundling in Bucharest. Photo: Health Solidarity Federation Romania/Facebook 

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.

Social Democratic Party (PSD) candidate to presidency Viorica Dancila has invited mass-media representatives to an "open dialogue" on Tuesday, 6.00 pm, with the event to take place at the Palace of Parliament, the Spiru Haret Hall, according to a release of the party's press office. Access will be free to all mass-media representatives designated by the institutions they represent.

People's Movement Party (PMP) candidate in today's presidential election Theodor Paleologu says that he voted for a "Romania of respect," adding that the Romanians should demand respect from those who govern them.

The educational system must provide young people with the necessary skills for the labour market, including adjustment to the challenges of a digital society, President Klaus Iohannis told the participants at the event "Contribution of education to the development of modern Romania," organised by the Spiru Haret Federation of Teachers' Trade Unions in Bucharest on Friday.