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The mayor of Romanian city Sibiu, who was proposed for the position of prime minister, is under investigation by prosecutors in Alba Iulia, central Romania, for negligence regarding the restitution of several plots to people who failed to meet requirements, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Tuesday evening that, in the meeting held with the liberals and Hungarian minority party UDMR, the decision was to support an independent prime minister, Klaus Johannis, and a government of technocrats.

European democrat liberal lawmaker Monica Macovei was nominated for the presidency of the European Parliament delegation to Moldova and her election is a certainty, democrat liberal MEP Marian-Jean Marinescu told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian liberal Senator Norica Nicolai, nominated for the position of justice minister, stated that if the Constitutional Court "maintained Basescu’s reasons regarding immorality" regarding her, she would turn to the European Court for Human Rights.

AC Fiorentina’s forward, Romanian Adrian Mutu was nominated for the Best Foreign Player award in Italian Serie A football championship in 2006-07 season, daily Corriere Canadese reported.