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Liberal Radu Stroe obtained 70.17% of votes in the partial elections for one seat in the Romanian Lower Chamber, while democrat liberal opponent Honorius Prigoana received 29.83% of votes according to the final results presented Monday by the Electoral Office.

Retail sales have dropped significantly this year in Romania, and retailers and developers blame each other for this situation, with the merchants invoking too high rents and the shopping center owners saying the stores lack in merchandize and qualified marketing staff.