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Romanian Social Democrats Not To Endorse New PM-Designate

13:57, 06 Nov. 2009
Romanian Social Democratic Party vice-president Dan Nica told a news conference Friday his party will not give a confidence vote to the Government to be proposed by new Prime Minister-designate Liviu Negoita, adding the latter should not come before Parliament.

Romanian Social Democrats Oust Bucharest District 2 Mayor From The Party

20:39, 21 Oct. 2009
The Bucharest social democrats ousted District 2 mayor Neculai Ontanu, following his statements of support for president Traian Basescu, according to organization leader Marian Vanghelie.

Romania’s Designated PM Asks Social Democrats Nominees For Interior Min

15:45, 19 Oct. 2009
Romania’s designated Prime Minister Lucian Croitoru said Monday at the end of talks with democrat liberals he plans to ask social democrats to make two or three propositions for the leadership of the Interior Ministry.

Romanian Social Democrats Endorse Liberals’ Independent PM Nominee

22:40, 13 Oct. 2009
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.

Romania’s Democrat Liberal Govt Sacks Social Democrat Deputy Prefects In 15 Counties

18:46, 03 Oct. 2009
Romania’s democrat liberal government decided in its meeting Saturday to sack social democrat deputy prefects in nearly 15 counties countrywide, following a split in the governing coalition on October 1, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian President Signs Decrees Appointing Interim Democrat Liberal Ministers

21:12, 01 Oct. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu signed Thursday the decrees appointing interim democrat liberal ministers at the headship of the ministries left vacant by the social democrats.

Romanian Social Democrats To Attend Govt Meeting Wednesday

14:34, 30 Sept. 2009
Romania’s social democrat Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dan Nica, whose dismissal is pending the final decision of President Traian Basescu, said Wednesday social democrat ministers will attend today’s Cabinet meeting because they need to act responsibly at a time of crisis.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Decide To Continue Coalition With Social Democrats – Sources

10:21, 28 Sept. 2009
Romanian democrat liberals decided in a meeting on Sunday evening to continue their collaboration with the social democrats in the ruling coalition, but asked Prime Minister Emil Boc to make a decision regarding their partners’ attitude.

Romanian Social Democrats Not Familiar With Law Packs Govt Takes Responsibility For

13:52, 15 Sept. 2009
Romanian social democrat honorary leader Ion Iliescu left a party meeting Tuesday upset that social democrat leaders are still not familiar with the final format of the three packs of laws for which the Government will take responsibility before the Parliament later in the day.

Romanian Social Democrats Should Be Ousted From Ruling Coalition – Democrat Liberal VP

15:34, 23 Aug. 2009
The vice-president of Romania’s Democrat Liberal Party, Cezar Preda, on Sunday said the Social Democratic Party (PSD) should be ousted from the ruling, adding the social democrats are “tempted by power and money”.

Romanian Social Democrats Say Country’s Ruling Coalition Must Not Be Replaced- Official

14:54, 03 Aug. 2009
Romania’s social democrat leader Mircea Geoana on Monday said his party strongly believes the country’s ruling coalition formed of democrat liberals and social democrats must not be replaced.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Social Democrats Say Ruling Coalition Won’t Split

11:23, 03 Aug. 2009
Romanian social democrats and democrat liberals in the country’s ruling coalition on Monday stressed they would not break up their partnership, arguing this idea is a mere "political game."

Romanian Social Democrats Frown On Vat Increase, Want Min Tax Scrapped In Sept

17:13, 02 Aug. 2009
Romania’s social democrat minister for SMEs, Constantin Nita, told a news conference Sunday that his Social Democratic Party doesn’t support a VAT increase and insists the government cancels the minimum tax as of September 1.

Romanian Social Democrats Request Clear Limits In Govt-President Interaction

16:24, 19 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana said Friday, after a meeting of party leaders, that “clear” stances should be taken regarding the interference of President Traian Basescu in the Government’s activity, adding the head of state is an element of “disturbance”.

Over 150 Romanian Revolutionaries Picket Social Democratic HQ In Bucharest

14:19, 18 Iun. 2009
Some 150 - 200 members of the Romanian National Revolutionaries’ Bloc (BNR) are protesting in front of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) headquarters on Bucharest’s Kiseleff Boulevard, blocking traffic in the area.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Adamant On Keeping Current Govt Protocol

11:09, 09 Iun. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal leaders Vasile Blaga and Gheorghe Flutur said Tuesday, before the Government coalition meeting, that the social democrat leader’s announcement, that he will leave the country's Defense Council, is “a campaign play” adding the coalition protocol will not be changed.

Romanian Social Democrats To Analyze Ruling Coalition After EP Elections – Party VP

12:58, 03 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrats, part of the country’s ruling coalition, will analyze how the coalition with democrat liberals is working after elections for the European Parliament, Social Democratic Party vice-president Liviu Dragnea told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian Ruling Coalition Protocol Could Break After EP Elections- Senator

14:23, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrat senator Alexandru Mazare said Tuesday that several party branches in the country wish to break the protocol signed with ruling coalition partners democrat liberals and a decision in this respect will be made after EP elections.

Romanian Social Democrats To Push For Rental Home Progr For Low-Income Youth- Official

16:53, 01 Iun. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader and Senate chairman, Mircea Geoana, said Monday that the "First Home" program mainly targets people with incomes above the average, adding the social democrats will ask the government to simultaneously launch a rental home program for low-income young people.

Romanian Social Democrat Ministers To Meet With IMF Officials Monday

11:47, 23 Mart. 2009
A delegation of Romanian social democrat ministers led by party leader Mircea Geoana meets with representatives of the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, Monday afternoon at the Romanian Senate.

Romanian Social Democrats Voice Out IMF Loan-Related Principles For A Solid Ruling

13:07, 20 Mart. 2009
Ovidiu Dontu, vice-president of the Suceava branch of Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD), said Friday that the social democrats considered seven conditions with respect to a potential IMF loan, which, if observed, will allow them to keep an open relation with their democrat liberal partners.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Leaders To Discuss ’09 Draft Budget On Jan 26

18:26, 25 Ian. 2009
The democrat liberal and social democrat leaders of Romania’s center-left ruling coalition will meet on January 26 in the office of Senate’s speaker Mircea Geoana for talks on the 2009 state budget draft and other social protection measures the government plans to take in 2009.

Romanian Social Democrats Eye Scrapping Coalition With Democrat Liberals- Sources

16:42, 15 Dec. 2008
Romanian social-democrats said Theodor Stolojan’s decision to quit the cabinet and Emil Boc’s nomination for the premier office prove that the democrat liberals “tricked” them, stressing they are considering scrapping the protocol and regulation they signed with the democrat-liberals, social democrat sources said Monday.

Romanian Social Democrats, Liberal Democrats To Start Talks On Coalition Govt

17:29, 08 Dec. 2008
Romania’s leftist Social Democratic Party, together with centrist Democrat Liberal Party will start negotiations in view of forming a coalition government, social democrat head Mircea Geoana said Monday.

Romanian Social Democrat Victor Ponta Voted In Targu-Jiu, S Romania

10:55, 30 Nov. 2008
Romanian social democrats Victor Ponta and his wife Daciana Sarbu were accompanied at the polls Sunday by party leader in Gorj county (southern Romania), Florin Carciumaru.

Romanian Social Democrats, Conservatives, Present Governing Agenda

15:07, 11 Iul. 2008
The leader of the Romanian social democrats, Mircea Geoana, said Friday the government formed by the social democrats and conservatives aims to boost the minimum wage to RON1,000 (EUR1 = RON3.5507), two build eight stadiums at UEFA standards, and 1,000 kilometers of speedways and railroads.

Bucharest City Hall Candidate Sorin Oprescu Leaves Social Democrats

19:05, 20 Apr. 2008
Romanian senator Sorin Oprescu announced he will resign from the Social Democratic Party.

Romanian Social Democrat Official Wants Cell Phones Banned In Voting Sections

15:09, 19 Apr. 2008
The president of the National Council of the Romanian Social Democratic Party, Adrian Nastase, said he will suggest to social democrat representatives within the Central Electoral Office to request the prohibition of cell phones in voting sections.

Romanian Authorities Ignored Romanian Fatality In Poland – Leftist Official

14:48, 06 Apr. 2008
The spokesman of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD), Cristian Diaconescu, said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should take responsibility for the Crulic case, involving the death of a Romanian citizen who went on hunger strike protesting against his alleged abusive arrest in Warsaw.

Romanian Social Democrat Avatars Hold Talks With PM, Democrat Liberals

15:51, 09 Mart. 2008
The leader of the Bucharest branch of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Marian Vanghelie, said party leaders Ion Iliescu and Adrian Nastase held a meeting Friday with prime minister Calin Tariceanu, adding that a meeting with the democrat liberals and one with the head of state would follow.

Romanian Ex PM Makes Comeback On Political Scene

18:52, 22 Feb. 2008
Former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase was elected president of the National Council of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), with 418 votes, against Dan Mircea Popescu, for whom 202 delegates voted, while 28 votes were annulled.

Romanian Social Democrat Head Sees Early Elections As Crisis Vent

20:48, 13 Feb. 2008
Romanian Social Democratic Party resident Mircea Geoana, stated at the end of the party’s Executive Committee meeting that, in his opinion, the only solution to overcome the political "standstill" generated by the president and the prime minister would be early parliament elections.

Romania’s Ruling Liberals, Opposition Social Democrats Roughly Agree On Uninominal Vote System

11:12, 13 Feb. 2008
Romania’s ruling liberals and opposition social democrats roughly reached an agreement on the promotion of the uninominal voting system with one round of elections and proportional representation in parliament, but the Hungarian minority party insists to keep additional lists.

Romanian Social Democrats Might Meet PM To Talk ’08 Budget Amendments – Sources

21:02, 11 Dec. 2007
Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD) president Mircea Geoana, might meet with Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu and economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian, to discuss the state budget for 2008, before the document reaches Parliament vote, social democrat sources told MEDIAFAX.