You are hereFeed aggregator / Sources / Romanian News
Romanian News
LATEST NEWS 53.52% of voters cast their ballots in presidential elections, 50.16% voted in referendum
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 15:4453.52% of Romanian voters showed up in presidential elections on Sunday, according to preliminary data for closing polls hour - 9 p.m. - provided by the Central Electroal Office. According to the data, 50.16% of voters cast their ballots in the referendum called by President Basescu to reform the Parliament, which means the referendum has been validated unless the final figure for 9 p.m. changes downwards.
Partial results - referendum: 87.43% of cast votes in favor of fewer MPs. 77.4% voted for single-chamber parliament
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 14:5087.43% of Romanians who cast their vote in the referendum which took place simultaneously with the presidential elections on Sunday opted for a lower number of MPs, while 77.4% voted for a single-chamber Parliament, according to exit poll data available by 7 p.m. which were provided by CURS, quoted by TVR International.
Liberal candidate Crin Antonescu: We have a chance to enter the second round of elections
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 14:32Liberal candidate Crin Antonescu thanked all Romanians turning out to vote in presidential elections in a statement he made shortly after exit polls were released on Sunday. He added that at 7 p.m. about 1 million Romanians were waiting to cast a vote and underlined that voter turnout in the presidential elections were very high. We proved that we can do it, against all propaganda machines, that in Romania our will still makes a difference, Antonescu said. I do not want to comment the huge manipulation of the survey institutes, he said.
Traian Basescu: Biggest joy is that referendum was validated
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 14:25Traian Basescu, Romania's incumbent president who came first in the Sunday presidential elections, according to exit polls, and is due to go into the second round against Social Democrat Mircea Geoana, said on exit poll announcement that his biggest joy was that the referendum was validated by voter turnout. And he courted with his statements the voters of third-placed Liberal candidate Crin Antonescu.
Social Democratic candidate Mircea Geoana: on December 6 we will win together
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 14:25We will work harder and on December 6, we will win together, Social Democratic candidate standing for President, Mircea Geoana declared. According to the latest exit polls Geoana is second after incumbent President Traian Basescu. Follow Mircea Geoana's main declarations in the article.
Romanians living abroad cast a vote in large numbers, in hope for a change
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 14:06Romanians living abroad cast a vote today, hoping for a change. By 5 PM, 50,000 Romanian citizens across the world voted, Romania's Foreign Affairs ministry announced. The biggest turnout was registered in Moldova, Italy, Spain, Belgium, France, Hungary, Greece, Great Britain, Austria, Cyprus and Afghanistan. Follow the main events at the voting section in Germany, Italy and Belgium related by HotNews.ro correspondents.
UPDATE Exit Polls: Traian Basescu first in Sunday presidential elections, Mircea Geoana second, Crin Antonescu third. Basescu and Geoana go into second round
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 14:03Incumbent President Traian Basescu is the winner of the first round of Romania's presidential elections on Sunday, according to all four exit polls ordered by TV stations, with differences of at least 2 points and at most 3.2 points to the second placed, Mircea Geoana. All four exit polls place Liberal candidate Crin Antonescu third. Basescu and Social Democratic candidate Geoana go into second round.
UPDATE
INSOMAR/Realitatea TV exit-poll at 9 p.m., closing polls: Traian Basescu - 32.8 %, Mircea Geoana - 31.2%, Crin Antonescu - 22.2 %.
CCSB/Antena 3 exit-poll at 9 p.m., closing polls: Traian Basescu - 34.0%, Mircea Geoana - 30.4%, Crin Antonescu - 22.4%
Exit polls counting for the partial results reported at 7 p.m.:
* CCSB/Antena 3 TV station: Traian Basescu 34.1%, Mircea Geoana 30.9 %, Crin Antonescu 22.1%
* CSOP si Ires/B1 - Vox News TV stations: Traian Basescu 33.2%, Mircea Geoana 30.3%, Crin Antonescu 22%
* CURS/TVR 1 public TV station: Traian Basescu 33.72%, Mircea Geoana 31.44%, Crin Antonescu 21.53%
* Insomar/Realitatea TV: Traian Basescu 32.8%, Mircea Geoana 31.7%, Crin Antonescu 21.8%
49.97% of Romanians cast their vote by 7 p.m. in Sunday presidential elections. Reports say voting intensified in late hours, queues persist at special voting sections
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 13:3949.97% of Romanian voters cast their ballots in presidential elections by 7 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Central Electoral Office. It announced that 46.84% of voters also cast ballots in the referendum for reform of the Romanian Parliament. Readers of the Romanian-language version of HotNews.ro have noted that a high number of people have been going to vote in the late hours of the day.
Candidate Basescus spokesman: Social Democrats try to compromise vote with fraud accusations
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:09The spokesman for presidential candidate Traian Basescu, Sever Voinescu, said on Sunday afternoon that the Social Democrats (PSD) was trying to compromise the electoral process by "obsessively supporting the idea that the election process is subject of fraud". He accused the PSD of engaging a "propaganda machine" to compromise the electoral process with such allegations.
36% voter turnout in Romania presidential elections by 4 p.m. on Sunday
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:0236.19% of Romanian voters showed up and cast their ballots in presidential elections by 4 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Central Electoral Office. 33.86% also voted in a referendum called for a reform of Parliament structures.
Almost 21% turnout in Romania presidential elections by 1.00 p.m.. Record turnout in Republic of Moldova
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 09:1220.96% Romanian voters cast their ballots in presidential elections by 1 p.m. on Sunday, the Central Electoral Office has announced. Turnout in the referendum for a single-chamber parliament stood at 19.62% at 1 p.m..
Two men retained in Giurgiu city under suspicion of electoral bribe
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 09:11Two men suspected of having delivered electoral bribes were retained by the police in the city of Giurgiu, South Romania on Sunday. They are now under inquiry, according to Romanian news agency Agerpres.
Dacia general manager Francois Fourmont: We dont have the vocation to launch 30,000 euro cars like Skoda. Electric engine car may appear in a decade
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 07:26Romanian employees learn fast and have a good intellectual level but lack initiative somehow, believes Dacia general manager Francois Fourmont in an interview with HotNews.ro. The man who has led the company for six years withdraws at the end of the year. His main regret: during the 2008 strike, the management did not provide the recognition employees deserved.
International media on Romania elections
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 05:55The Sunday presidential elections are the first such poll taking place in Romania since the country joined the EU in 2007 and come as the country is hit hard by recession, international media reports. AFP expects a voter turnout of below 50% as people are displeased with their politicians, while Le Monde reports incumbent President Basescu tries to secure a second term in office as Social Democratic candidate Mircea Geoana, while lacking Basescu's charisma, has the best electoral machine.
Irregularities reported early morning in Romania presidential election day
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 05:54Several dozen incidents were reported in early morning in the presidential election day on Sunday. Criminal files were opened against three people in the town of Glina near Bucharest, while other irregularities across the country included voting sections opening late and annulled ballots.
Voter turnout stands at 6% in presidential elections, a little less in referendum at 10 a.m. on Sunday
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 04:56Some 6,17% of Romanian voters cast their ballots in presidential elections by 10 a.m. on Sunday, while 5.75% voted in the referendum for a single-chamber parliament, according to the Central Electoral Office.
Romania starts voting in presidential elections
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 04:42Some 18 million Romanian voters are invited to choose their president for their next five years on Sunday. Polls opened at 7.00 in the morning with most candidates rushing to cast their vote early. The presidential poll will see two candidates confronting each other in a second round of elections, due in two weeks. These are the first elections to take place separately from general elections, since changes were brought to the Constitution in 2003.
Debate Basescu-Geoana-Antonescu
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 15:43Presidential candidates Traian Basescu, Mircea Geoana and Crin Antonescu met on Friday evening for a public debate at the Parliament, in an electoral confrontation organised by the Institute of Public Policy. The show's moderator is journalist Robert Turcescu, and TV channels have been invited to broadcast the event live.
What political mayors are preparing for voting day
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 13:46As Romania prepares for presidential elections on Sunday, November 22, several mayors belonging to the Social Democratic (PSD), Democratic Liberal (PDL) and National Liberal (PNL) parties, who have been contacted undercover by HotNews.ro, under the claim of a party-level checks, have explained how they will they get voters moving in favour of their parties' candidates on election day. The investigation announces massive electoral tourism and votes bought with food or money.
Romania chooses: 12 candidates run in presidential elections on Sunday with only three seen as main contenders
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 13:24Millions of Romanians are expected to vote in the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, November 22. A month-long electoral campaign preceded the poll, which takes place amid serious political and economic turmoil: the political parties of the leading candidates have been deadlocked over the formation of a new government, further reform and measures aimed at tackling the economic crisis. Only three candidates are given real chances to get into a second round of elections.