Klaus Iohannis

Iohannis announces he has invited PM Ponta to a meeting, at the Cotroceni Palace, on Monday

President Klaus Iohannis announces he has invited Prime Minister Victor Ponta to a meeting at the Cotroceni Palace on Monday at 12,00, to discuss, among others, "the prospects of the institutional collaborations between the presidency and the government."

President Klaus Iohannis takes over term of head of state from Traian Basescu

President Klaus Iohannis has taken over the term of head of state on Sunday, at the Cotroceni Palace.

Klaus Iohannis and his wife, Carmen, arrived on Sunday at the Cotroceni Palace. The Guard Regiment saluted the new President during a military ceremony.

Scutaru, Orban, Marinescu, among names on list of presidential advisers of Klaus Iohannis

Writer Tatiana Niculescu-Bran, former deputy George Scutaru, historian Andrei Muraru, former European Commissioner Leonard Orban, and Deputy Secretary General of the National Liberal Party Dan Mihalache are amongst those who will be advisers to President-elect Klaus Iohannis once he is in office.

PDL's Blaga: Liberal unification committee will meet on January 5

Democrat Liberal Party (PDL) chairperson Vasile Blaga stated, on Saturday, that he has convened, together with old National Liberal Party (PNL) chairperson Alina Gorghiu, that on January 5, 2015, the Liberal Unification Committee meet in a session in which to debate the criteria under which the PDL-PNL unification process is to be conducted.

Klaus Iohannis to take the presidential oath of office in swearing-in ceremony on Sunday

President-elect Klaus Iohannis on Sunday is set to take his presidential oath of office in front of the Parliament, following in the same day to undertake his duties as head of state from Traian Basescu, during a handover ceremony to take place at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.

PNL's Gorghiu: I will continue Iohannis's project to change the way politics is done in Romania

Chairwoman of the National Liberal Party (PNL, currently the largest party in opposition) Alina Gorghiu on Friday stated that her plan is to continue the project initiated by the former leader of the party, President-elect Klaus Iohannis, to change the way politics is done in Romania.

Traian Basescu holds last press conference as head of state on Saturday

President Traian Basescu will hold his last press conference as head of state at the Cotroceni Palace on Saturday.

According to the Presidential Administration, the press conference is scheduled at 18,00. On this occasion, President Traian Basescu is expected to present the report of his activity with Romania's Presidency.

Woman Takes Over Romania's Opposition Liberals

The National Liberal Party, PNL, Romania's biggest opposition party, elected Alina Gorghiu as its new leader on Thursday, replacing Klaus Iohannis, who resigned as head of the PNL to become President of Romania.

She won 48 votes in an internal meeting of party leaders. Her main opponent, a former Transport Minister, Ludovic Orban, got 28 votes.

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