Romanian presidential election

Presidential runner-up Iohannis: Ponta's electoral promises foreshadow tax and rate hikes

The campaign promises made by PSD-UNPR-PC presidential candidate Victor Ponta will bring along next year tax and rate hikes, as well as the scrapping of the flat tax, Liberal Christian Alliance (ACL) runner-up Klaus Iohannis said on Sunday evening in Deva city.

Opinion poll: Ponta 55 pct, Iohannis 45 pct in presidential runoff

Incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, running for president from the alliance of his Social Democrat Party with the National Union for Romania's Progress and the Conservative party, would get 55 percent of the votes in the runoff next Sunday; his opponent Klaus Iohannis of the Christian Liberal Alliance was credited with 45 percent by an opinion poll carried out by SOCIOPOL and b

ACL's Iohannis about President Basescu's invitation to have debate with counter-candidate Ponta at Presidential Palace: "everything could be negotiated"

Christian Liberal Alliance 's (ACL) candidate in the presidential elections Klaus Iohannis on Saturday refused to say either "yes" or "no" to incumbent President Traian Basescu's proposal to participate in a debate against his counter-candidate in the runoff, PSD-UNPR-PC's Victor Ponta, to be hosted at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.

ACL's Gorghiu: We'll find a formula to put Ponta under pressure to accept presidential debate

First Vice Chairperson of the Liberal Christian Alliance (ACL) Alina Gorghiu said on Friday that if PSD does not want Klaus Iohannis and Victor Ponta to square off in a public debate, a formula will be found to put pressure on the PSD-UNPR-PC candidate to accept it.

Tariceanu (PLR): Main danger is Basescu's regime being perpetuated and revived through Iohannis

Senate President Calin Popescu Tariceanu, Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) Chairman, told a press conference in Oradea on Friday that the main danger after the elections was that of seeing Basescu's regime perpetuated or revived in a different shape, through the person of Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) representative Klaus Iohannis.

Constitutional Court certifies 1st round of president election; Ponta, Iohannis in runoff

The Constitutional Court of Romania certified on Friday the first round of the presidential elections from Nov. 2 and established that standing in the runoff will be Social Democrat Prime Minister Victor Ponta and Liberal leader Klaus Iohannis.

The second round of voting will be held on Nov. 16, the Court announced.

Candidate Ponta: Social Liberal Union definitely to be restored

Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader, prime minister and presidential candidate Victor Ponta says there's a 'very clear' resolution to restore the Social Liberal Union of PSD with the Liberals.

This decision justifies the nomination of Calin Popescu-Tariceanu as the future prime minister, Ponta said in Suceava (northeastern Romania) on Friday.

Candidate Ponta repeats invitation to opponent Iohannis to TV debates

Incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, running for president with the support of his Social Democrat Party (PSD) plus the National Union for Romania's Progress and the Conservative Party, renewed his invitation to opponent Klaus Iohannis of the Christian Liberal Alliance to face him in TV debates at news stations; Ponta wrote on his Facebook wall on Thursday night that the absence

CSCI poll: Ponta - 55 per cent, Iohannis - 45 per cent in presidential runoff

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) - the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) - the Conservative Party (PC) Alliance, Victor Ponta, would win the presidential elections with a 55 per cent score, defeating his opponent, Liberal Klaus Iohannis, who would get 45 per cent in the presidential runoff, shows a CSCI poll conducted on November 5 and sent to AGERPRES

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