Presidents of Romania

Presidential contender of the alliance of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) and the Conservative Party (PC), incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, on Wednesday evening said at B1 TV private television channel, while participating in a debate with opponent Klaus Iohannis, presidential endorsee of the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL

Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis will participate on Wednesday in the debate organized by the B1 TV channel with his opponent Victor Ponta, ACL Prime Vice Chairman Ludovic Orban announced.

Executive chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea says in an interview with AGERPRES that Victor Ponta will win the presidential election by a ''significant margin" over his opponent, the ACL-backed Klaus Iohannis.

A considerable 70 percent of the respondents who watched the presidential debate aired by the Realitatea TV channel on Tuesday evening consider PSD-UNPR-PC candidate Victor Ponta is the evident winner of the faceoff, while just 30 percent of the respondents consider the presidential hopeful backed by the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) Klaus Iohannis has gained the upper hand dur

Around 80 chickens, most of them dead, on Tuesday were thrown into the courtayard of opposition Christian-Liberal Alliance, ACL, in a sign that the electoral campaign in Romania is turning nasty, days before the run-off in the presidential elections.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta stated, on Tuesday, at private broadcaster Realitatea TV, in the first televised debate against his counter-candidate from the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL), Klaus Iohannis, that the phenomenon of corruption exists in all political parties, suggesting to his presidential counter-candidate that he can request his colleagues in a state of incompatibili

Candidate of the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) in the November 16 presidential runoff election Klaus Iohannis believes Romania should continue its strategic partnership and remain a serious NATO and EU partner, insisting that there is no need for reinventing Romania's foreign policy or a new Bucharest-China axis.

Presidential candidate of the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday called on Victor Ponta to resign office as Prime Minister, arguing that he "is incapable to handle the requirements of the position", renewing at the same time his invitation for the camps to negotiate an electoral debate.

The Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) candidate in the presidential elections, Klaus Iohannis, on Monday evening reiterated that he didn't reject the idea of a public debate together with his opponent from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Victor Ponta, but that it should be conducted on a neutral platform, accessible to all journalists.

President Traian Basescu told newly appointed Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu he got the position only considering the current emergency concerning the voting abroad in the presidential election.

Basescu mentioned Melescanu's record as a Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) head as the reason for his reluctance.