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Romanians Abroad Waited Hours to Vote, Polling Stations Overwhelmed by High Turnout

Thousands of Romanians through Western Europe waited for several hours to be able to vote in Sunday’s European Parliament and judicial referendum, with some failing to cast their ballots, as polling stations in cities with large Romanian communities were overwhelmed by the high turnout.

Romanian General Prosecutor: Lower House Speaker Will Not Be Criminally Investigated

The Romanian General Prosecutor's Office has decided not to start a criminal investigation of Roberta Anastase, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, and Sever Voinescu, house secretary, arguing that no crime was committed in relation to the lack of quorum in the vote on the Pension Law.

Romanian Senate Tacitly Adopts Postal Voting Bill

The Romanian Senate on Monday adopted tacitly a bill introducing postal voting for Romanians abroad, which was put forward by several ruling democrat liberal lawmakers.

Romanian Parliament Adopts 2011 Social Security Budget

Romania's Parliament adopted Wednesday the social security budget for 2011, with 207 votes for, 143 votes against and no abstentions.

Romanian MPs Reject Prosecution Against Fmr Minister Ridzi

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Tuesday rejected anticorruption prosecutors’ requests to extend criminal investigations and search the computers used by against former youth and sports minister Monica Iacob Ridzi.

Romanian Ruling Party Lawmakers Say They Voted For Lower VAT On Food, Tax-Exempt Pensions By Mistake

Lawmakers of Romania’s ruling Democratic Liberal Party said Wednesday they voted in favor of two bills that lack government support by accident and will move to have them annulled.

Romanian Opp Party Files Criminal Complaint Against House Speaker Over Allegedly Marred Vote

Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party filed Tuesday criminal complaints against Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase and lawmaker Sever Voinescu for allegedly marring a vote on the country’s pension bill.

Romanian Govt Faces No-Confidence Vote In Parliament Over Austere Measures

Romanian lawmakers met in plenary meeting Tuesday at 10 a.m. to debate and vote on the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which seeks to overthrow the country’s democrat liberal Government for its austerity plan that cuts wages and pensions.

Romanian Senate Clears Path For Senator’s Prosecution

Romania’s Senate approved Wednesday in plenary session anticorruption prosecutors’ request to have social democrat senator Catalin Voicu placed under preventive arrest on charges of influence peddling and fraud.

Romanian President Basescu Wants To Implement Postal Voting During Second Term

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that one of the greatest successes of his previous term was fulfilling his promises to Romanians abroad, adding that he will push towards implementing postal voting and setting up a call center for the diaspora.

Romania’s EU Commissioner-Designate Endorsed Unanimously By EP Agric Commission

Romania’s proposed EU Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos was endorsed unanimously Friday by political groups in the European Parliament, the EP’s agriculture commission head Paolo de Castro told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Social Democrats To Contest Election Outcome Claiming Vote Was Rigged

Romania's leftist Social Democratic Party, whose presidential candidate Mircea Geoana was leading in exit-polls after Sunday's election, said will contest the election outcome at the Constitutional Court, claiming the election was rigged.

Expat Votes In Romanian Election: 115,831 For Basescu, 31,045 For Geoana

Romania’s incumbent President Traian Basescu got 115,831 votes from Romanians abroad while social democrat Mircea Geoana got 31,045 votes, nearly four times less than the incumbent, said Monday the electoral bureau for polling stations abroad.

Nearly 3,000 Romanians Voted In Italy, Over 2,000 In Spain And Over 4,000 In Moldova By GMT0800

Nearly 3,000 Romanians voted Sunday by GMT0800 in Italy, 2,200 in Spain and 4,100 in the Republic of Moldova, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

Romanian Sibiu Mayor Klaus Johannis Voted For His “Team”

Romanian Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis on Sunday said he voted for his "team," which consists of a parliamentary majority that has backed him for prime minister over the past two months.

Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu Voted For Change

Former Romanian president and honorary Social Democratic Party president Ion Iliescu on Sunday said he voted for change.

Romanian Liberal Leader Says Voted To Rid Romania Of Nightmare

Romania’s Liberal Party leader Crin Antonescu, who came in third in voters’ preferences in the first round of presidential elections two weeks ago and who backs leftist candidate Mircea Geoana, said Sunday he voted to rid the country of a nightmare.

Romanian Presidential Candidate Geoana Voted For Unity, Stability, New Govt

Romania’s social democrat presidential candidate Mircea Geoana, who hopes to unseat incumbent Traian Basescu in Sunday’s election, said after casting his ballot he voted for unity, stability and a new government.

Polls Closed For Romanian Expats In New Zeeland

Polls for Romania’s presidential election closed at GMT0800 in Auckland, New Zeeland, Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

Romanian PM Voted For A President Able To Continue Country’s Modernization

Romania’s acting Prime Minister Emil Boc, whose government collapsed in a no-confidence vote mid-October, on Sunday said he voted for a president able to continue the country’s modernization process, not a president who would take Romania back into the past.

Hungarian Minority Party Leader Marko Bela Voted For Change And Stable Govt

Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) president Marko Bela said Sunday morning he voted for "change" and a “stable” government, stressing that changing the president will bring stability on the political stage.

Romanian President Jokes About ‘Tough Choice’ He Made In Casting Ballot

Romania’s incumbent President Traian Basescu, running for a second five-year term in office against social democrat Mircea Geoana, joked Sunday morning after he cast his ballot saying it was a tough choice.

Romania’s Suspended Interior Min Says Ministry Will Do Its Job Despite Pressures

Romania’s Democratic Liberal Party secretary general Vasile Blaga said Sunday after casting his ballot that the Interior Ministry will do its job regardless of pressures coming from politicians or NGOs that are more or less interested in the outcome of the election.

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau Received About 40 Election Fraud Notifications

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau spokesman Marian Muhulet told MEDIAFAX Sunday the institution received about 40 notifications regarding the unfolding of the vote, and the notifications were forwarded to the police and local electoral bureaus.

Romanian Independent Candidate Potarca Notifies OSCE On His Contestation To Election Law

Romanian independent candidate Ninel Potarca voted on Sunday, despite the Constitutional Court not answering his contestation of the elections, and announced he has notified the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and will address the European Court of Human Rights.

Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu Voted For Social Democrat Candidate

Former Romanian president and honorary Social Democratic Party president Ion Iliescu said Sunday he voted for his party’s candidate, Mircea Geoana, but did not vote in the referendum, which he dismissed as “pointless.”

Hungarian Minority Party Leader Marko Bela Voted For New Vision In Romanian Politics

Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) president Marko Bela said Sunday morning he voted for “a young, Hungarian candidate,” who would bring a new vision to politics in Romania, one which is “absolutely required.”

Romanians Crowd To Vote At Special Polling Stations In Bucharest

Hundreds of Romanians waited Sunday morning to vote at the special polling station in the Gara de Nord train station in capital Bucharest.

Romanian Parliament Committees Thumb Down Proposed Environment Minister

Romania’s Parliament committees for public administration thumbed down proposed Environment Minister Sulfina Barbu with 21 to 15 votes.

Romanian Minority Lawmakers Won’t Vote On No-Confidence Motion

The group of lawmakers representing national minorities in Romania’s Parliament will not cast votes on the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which seeks to overthrow the democrat liberal minority government, group leader Varujan Pambuccian said.

Romanian Ctrl Bk Governor Gets Unanimous Vote For New Term

Romanian Parliament's budget committees late Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of reappointing Mugur Isarescu as governor of the central bank BNR, subject to parliament approval.

Romanian Parliament Votes On Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion Thursday

The Romanian Parliament votes Thursday on a no-confidence motion submitted by liberals and the Hungarian minority party, in opposition, to bring down the coalition government of democrat liberals and social democrats over the adoption of a unitary pay law for the public sector.

Presidential Elections To Take Place On Nov 22 And Dec 6 – Romanian Interior Min

Romanian minister of interior Dan Nica said Monday the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Liberal Party decided the presidential elections will take place on November 22 and December 6, and the Government will make no amendments to the organization of elections.

Some 11,500 Romanians Voted Abroad By GMT 1900

Some 11,500 Romanians voted by GMT 1900 in the European Parliament elections at polling stations set up abroad, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release, adding 49 polling stations were still open after GMT 1900.

Romanian Liberal Party Leader Says He Voted For New Era In Romanian Politics

Romanian Liberal Party leader Crin Antonescu said Sunday morning, after casting his vote in the European Parliament elections, that he voted for a good representation of the country in the EU legislative body and the beginning of a new era in Romanian politics.

EP Election Results Won’t Influence Romania’s Ruling Coalition – Soc Dem Leader

Romania’s Social Democratic Party leader Mircea Geoana said Sunday, after he cast his ballot in the European Parliament elections, that he doesn’t think the results of this vote would influence the country’s ruling coalition as the country needs stability.

Romanian PM Says He Voted For Party, Romania And Europe

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc cast his ballot Sunday morning in his hometown of Cluj-Napoca, northwestern Romania, saying he went to the polls “for the party, for Romania and for Europe”.

Romania Ftbl Federation To Vote On Coach Lucescu’s Nomination Wed

Romania’s Football Federation (FRF) will discuss on April 29 appointing coach Razvan Lucescu at the helm of the national team, FRF general manager Ioan Angelo Lupescu said Tuesday.

Only 80 Romanians Voted In New York In Five Hours Since Polls Opened

Only 80 Romanians voted in New York by noon local time, and voter turnout was even lower in other polling stations across the United States.

Power Outage Leaves 12 Polling Stations In The Dark, E Romania

Twelve polling stations in Bacau county, eastern Romania, most of them in the city of Bacau, were affected by a power outage that occurred in the north of the city and nearby Traian commune.