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AP Interview: Romanian PM certain of reappointment
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta should feel like his political battles will become much easier, after his center-left alliance won a sweeping ...
Center-left gov't controls new Romanian Parliament
Official results indicate that Romania's center-left alliance won 67 percent of the seats in Parliament during this week's national election.
Romania gov't easily wins parliamentary elections
Romania's government has swept to victory in a parliamentary election but even that convincing win may not defuse the rancorous rivalry between the ...
Populist emerges in Romania's bitter election
Media tycoon Dan Diaconescu drives a white Rolls Royce, looks like a used car salesman in his shiny mauve jacket, promises to create thousands of jobs ...
Respected doctor named Romanian health minister
A respected doctor whose opposition to health reforms supported by Romania's president led to weeks of street protests that toppled the government has ...
Romanian businessman acquitted of corruption
A Romanian court has acquitted a businessman and 11 other people of defrauding the state of $85 million (€68 million) by money laundering and ...
Romanian president returns to post
Romania's president has returned to his post as head of state after a referendum to oust him failed, ending a nearly two-month political standoff.
Impeachment of Romania's president overturned
A court ruling that overturned the impeachment of Romania's president has been approved by Parliament. The lawmakers held a special session Monday to ...
Court ruling lets Romania president return to post
Romania's constitutional court ruled Tuesday that a referendum on whether to oust the country's president had failed because the minimum voter ...
US concerned about rule of law in Romania
A senior U.S. official says he has expressed concerns about Romania's rule of law in a meeting with its president, who has been suspended on charges ...
EU warns Romania against pressure on Supreme Court
The EU warned Romania's government Friday not to pressure the country's Supreme Court as it prepares to rule on the validity of a referendum on ...
PM reassures IMF gov't committed to stability
Romania's prime minister has sought to reassure the International Monetary Fund that the government remains committed to economic and fiscal stability ...
Romanian president decries 'failed coup'
Romania's president accused the prime minister and other political rivals of waging a "failed coup" against him with a referendum on his impeachment ...
Romanian referendum invalid due to low turnout
Romanian election officials declared late Sunday that a referendum to impeach the nation's president on grounds that he overstepped his authority had ...
Romania political fight spotlights democracy woes
Romania's President Traian Basescu says he's on "Mission Impossible" to save democracy in this former Communist country. His opponents hope he's on ...
Romania: party seeks to scuttle vote on president
Romania's main opposition party has called on its supporters to boycott the upcoming referendum on whether to impeach the country's suspended ...
EU says Romania's gov't undermines rule of law
The European Union sharply criticized Romania's government on Wednesday, saying it has undermined the rule of law and independence of the judiciary ...