Romania

ForMin Melescanu: Election Bureau to examine legal basis for organising new polling stations abroad

Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu announced on Tuesday that his ministry, later in the day, will send the Central Electoral Bureau a range of written proposals for a better organisation of the vote in this Sunday's presidential runoff for the Romanians living abroad, including a proposal to set up more polling stations.

EPP's Daul: Basescu will be very pleased if centre-right movement wins elections

Leader of the European People's Party (EPP), Joseph Daul said he had discussed early on Tuesday with President Traian Basescu about political matters, pointing out the head of state will be pleased if the centre-right movement wins the presidential elections.

Iohannis: Runoff candidates should have a public debate, on a neutral platform

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.

EPP's Daul to meet President Basescu, representatives of ACL, UDMR, PMP, PNTCD

President of the European People's Party (EPP) and leader of the EPP group in the European Parliament Joseph Daul is scheduled today to meet in Bucharest Romania's President Traian Basescu as well as representatives of the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL), the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR), the People's Movement Party (PMP), the Christian Democratic National Peasant

Melescanu says his credentials recommend him for ForMin

Former Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) chief Teodor Melescanu, whom Prime Minister Victor Ponta has proposed to take up as Foreign Minister said on Monday it depends on President Traian Basescu whether he will take up the post and underscored his professional credentials recommend him in this respect.

Romania Foreign Minister Resigns Over Vote Scandal

Corlatean resigned on Monday amid anger over long queues and chaotic scenes when Romanians living abroad tried to cast ballots at the presidential polls on November 2.

His move came after tens of thousands of people protested in cities across the country at the weekend in support of Romanians living abroad who were not able to vote.

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