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Senior Ruling Party MP Quits, Joins Former PM’s Party

16:38, 03 Dec. 2018
Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) lost another MP on Monday, after the chairman of its Caras-Severin branch, Ion Mocioalca, announced he was quitting the group to join the newly-formed PRO Romania Party, founded by former PSD Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

Regional Development Minister Resigns Among Office Deadlock

17:27, 26 Nov. 2018
Romanian Regional Development Minister Paul Stanescu announced his resignation from the office and that of deputy-prime minister on Monday, among an ongoing conflict between the ruling coalition and President Klaus Iohannis.

Ruling Party Holds Meeting To Discuss Key Cabinet Roles Impasse

17:22, 21 Nov. 2018
Romania’s Social Democrat Party (PSD) started on Wednesday a new meeting of its national executive committee, to discuss the actions it will take in response to President Klaus Iohannis refusing to appoint its proposals for new transportations and regional development ministers.

Ruling Party Decides On New Proposals For Transportations, Development Ministers – Sources

19:12, 20 Nov. 2018
Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) voted in a top brass meeting on Tuesday evening to nominate Lia Olguta Vasilescu as development minister and Mircea Draghici for the transportations office, party sources told MEDIAFAX.

Ruling Party Holds Meeting Following President’s Refusal To Appoint New Ministers

17:42, 20 Nov. 2018
Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) summoned a meeting of its National Political Bureau on Tuesday afternoon, hours after President Klaus Iohannis refused to appoint new transportations and labor ministers.

Prime Minister Announces Eight Cabinet Changes In Government Reshuffle

19:03, 19 Nov. 2018
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Monday evening that she will propose the replacement of eight of her cabinet’s minister in a long-expected government reshuffle, including the transportations, economy and regional development ministers.

Bucharest Mayor Resigns As Ruling Party Deputy Chairman, Loses All Offices In The Party

18:50, 19 Nov. 2018
Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea announced on Monday that she resigned as party deputy chairman and was dismissed from PSD Ilfov leadership, following a meeting of Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party’s (PSD) executive committee, effectively losing all of her offices within the party.

Ruling Party Senator Renounces Affiliation, Declares Himself Independent

16:03, 14 Nov. 2018
Social Democrat Party (PSD) Senator Emanuel Botnariu announced on Wednesday that he has renounced his affiliation with the ruling party’s Senate group and declared himself independent.

Financial Supervisory Authority Chairman Approved For New Term

16:38, 13 Nov. 2018
The current chairman of Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), Leonardo Badea, was approved for a second term in office by the Parliament’s combined committees for budget and economic policy on Monday.

Bucharest Mayor: Social Democrat Party Is “Under The Terror Of Exclusions”

19:02, 05 Nov. 2018
Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea launched a new series of criticisms against Social Democrat Party (PSD) leader Liviu Dragnea in a statement on Monday, issued during a party executive committee meeting which she did not attend.

Social Democrat Party Excludes Two High-Level Critics Of Party Leader

18:44, 05 Nov. 2018
The executive committee of Romania’s Social Democrat Party (PSD) voted on Monday to exclude two high-level critics of chairman Liviu Dragnea, general secretary Marian Neacsu and former Defense Minister Adrian Tutuianu.

Social Democrat Leader To Propose Two Party Executive Committee Meetings – Sources

18:48, 01 Nov. 2018
Social Democrat Party (PSD) leader Liviu Dragnea will propose that the group hold two national executive committee meetings in the near future, one for “political subjects”, and one to decide on the upcoming government reshuffle, party top brass sources told MEDIAFAX.

Ruling Party Leader: Party Dissidents Turning Into ISIS, They Claim Responsibility For Everything

16:55, 31 Oct. 2018
Social Democrat Party (PSD) Chairman Liviu Dragnea issued new attacks on his opponents within the party on Wednesday, even comparing them with the terrorist group ISIS, stating that they claim responsibility for all rumored setbacks suffered by the group.

Ruling Party Asked President Why He Didn’t Take A Stance Against Secret Protocols

16:00, 25 Oct. 2018
Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party asked President Klaus Iohannis why he did not intervene in the matter of judiciary-secret service protocols during his term in office, among a series of seven questions it posed him during Wednesday’s presidential-parliamentary parties talks.

Ruling Party Offers President List Of Principles, Questions During Talks On Judicial Reform

18:06, 24 Oct. 2018
The delegation of Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party which attended talks with President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday presented the latter with a document containing ten principles they consider vital for judicial independence and a list of seven questions, according to chairman Liviu Dragnea.

Social Democrat Leadership To Analyze Research Minister Proposals On Thursday

16:42, 24 Oct. 2018
The top brass of Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party will hold a National Standing Bureau meeting on Thursday to discuss proposals for the vacant office of research and innovation minister, party sources told MEDIAFAX.