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Central Electoral Office: Traian Basescu - 32.74%, Mircea Geoana 30.16%, Crin Antonescu 20.24%
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 07:12Traian Basescu obtained 32.74% of the votes, Mircea Geoana 30.16% and Crin Antonescu 20.24% according to the partial official results published by the Central Electoral Office on Monday, at 2PM, after counting 85.88% of the votes. The turnout was 54.15%.
PSD leader Mircea Geoana: a social - liberal majority created around Klaus Johannis as PM has all chances
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 07:03Social Democrat leader Mircea Geoana reacted to the recent political declarations. Social Democratic representatives declared that they are interested to forge a deal with the Liberals, with a political agreement which will form a government after December 6.
The first death caused by A/H1N1 in Romania
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 06:56The first death caused by A/H1N1 virus in Romania was registered, Romania's Health Ministry state secretary Adrian Streinu Cercel announced. The patient is a man residing in North Romania, in Suceava.
Withdrawing Liberal candidate in presidential elections dismisses any collaboration with Traian Basescu
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 06:38Liberal candidate Crin Antonescu, who came third in presidential elections on Sunday thus failing to go into a second round of elections, said on Monday that any collaboration with incumbent President and rival candidate Traian Basescu was out of question. The statement comes as parties are fighting over support of the electorate for the second round of the presidential poll, due on December 6, when Basescu will face Social Democrat Mircea Geoana.
Central Electoral Office: Traian Basescu - 32.84%, Mircea Geoana 29.82%, Crin Antonescu 20.35%
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 04:31Traian Basescu obtained 32.84% of the votes, Mircea Geoana 29.82% and Crin Antonescu 20.35% according to the partial official results published by the Central Electoral Office on Monday, at 11AM, after counting74.14% of the votes. The turnout was 54.09%.
Central Electoral Office: 50.46% - referendum turnout, 77.08% - for a unicameral Parliament, 88.88% - for the decrease of the number of Parliamentarians
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 03:31The voter turnout for the referendum on the introduction of a unicameral Parliament with a decrease of the number of Parliamentarians, after counting 46.75% of the voting sections, was 50.46%, according to the first partial official results, released on Monday.
Foreign Affairs ministry: 94,000 Romanian citizens voted abroad
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 03:19Romania's Foreign Affairs ministry announced that the vote of the Romanians abroad in these Presidential elections ended on Monday, at 7AM (Romania's time) in US Western coast. The last voting sections (of the 28 voting sections in the US) that closed were: section 207 of Los Angeles, section 208 of Seattle, section 210 of San Francisco, section 213 of Las Vegas, section 211 of Sacramento, section 121 Orange County and section 209 of Portland.
Central Electoral Office: Traian Basescu - 32.84%, Mircea Geoana 29.17%, Crin Antonescu 20.78%
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 03:12Traian Basescu obtained 32.84% of the votes, Mircea Geoana 29.17% and Crin Antonescu 20.78% according to the partial official results published by the Central Electoral Office on Monday, at 8AM, after counting 48.41% of the votes. The turnout was 53.84%.
What the newspapers say: November 23, 2009
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 00:57All newspapers today read about yesterday's elections and like every other elections, fraud accusations are put forward. For these elections, the difference between turnouts in the cities versus villages was lower than four years ago, in 2004 - sociologists are "blaming" the crisis and the internet for this mobilization. The Social Democrats seem to have a major advantange as there were many counties voting them that mobilized yesterday.
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..