Calin Georgescu, a little-known, far-right populist, clinched the most votes and advanced to the second round to face off against reformist Elena Lasconi of the progressive Save Romania Union party. The surprising outcome left many political observers wondering how most local surveys were off,
Romania's opposition party Save Romania Union (USR) has called on defence minister Angel Tîlvăr to clarify how a company with alleged ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska was awarded a contract for the construction of NATO's largest military base in Europe at Mihail Kogălniceanu.
Romanian far-right opposition party Alliance for Uniting Romanians (AUR) has initiated a no-confidence motion against the coalition government led by PM Marcel
Romania's acting president, Ilie Bolojan, has invited leaders of parliamentary parties to consultations on Wednesday, February 26, to prepare the country's stance for the extraordinary European Council meeting on March 6 in Brussels.