Premier Faces Bucharest Mayor in Romania
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Romanians returned to the polls Sunday for a presidential runoff between their leftist prime minister, formerly a member of the communist elite, and the capital's Western-leaning mayor.
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Prime Minister Adrian Nastase leads in Romanian presidential elections with 43,7% of the votes, the national TV channel reported, citing preliminary results.
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Documents purported to be transcripts of top-level ruling party meetings with ministers discussing intimidating opposition leaders and rigging votes in the Senate have surfaced ahead of Romania's Sunday elections.
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BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - Observers fear that vote tampering will mar results of Sunday&#39;s presidential election in Romania. The close race is between Bucharest&#39;s mayor, Traian Basescu, a frank-talking, hands-on
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BUCHAREST, Aug 20 (IPS) - Monica Macovei is at the centre of a national  dispute over cleaning up the Romanian government.
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In Romania, voters are deciding who will lead the impoverished former Communist nation toward membership in the European Union. The elections for a new president and parliament have been overshadowed
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Romanians are voting in what are expected to be close elections for a new president and parliament. The governing ex-communists are facing a strong challenge from a new centrist opposition alliance.
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Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu claimed victory today in Romaniaâs presidential run-off, pledging to fight corruption and prepare Romania to join the European Union by 2007.
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BUCHAREST, Romania Change is coming to the country of Romania after voters backed an opposition candidate for president. The election signals an important shift for the Eastern European nation, breaking the
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The winner of Romania's presidential election has warned he may call a new parliamentary election if the alliance he leads fails to form a government.
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and centrist opposition leader Traian Basescu emerged virtually neck-and-neck from the second round of presidential elections on Sunday, exit polls showed.
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BUCHAREST: Romanians voted for a new president on Sunday with fighting corruption and joining the EU the main themes in a run-off round pitting Prime Minister Adrian Nastase against Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu.
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President Iliescu of Romania, who steps down this week, has made two controversial last-minute decisions designed to shock the public and the Romanian and foreign political elite.
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With a choice of two presidential elections to follow - one here Nov. 2 and one in Romania Nov.
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian  Nastase and centrist opposition leader Traian Basescu emerged  neck-and-neck from the second round of presidential elections  on Sunday, exit polls showed.
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian  Nastase and popular Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu faced off in  a tough presidential election on Sunday seen as key for the  Balkan country's European Union accession path.
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The key ally of Romania's ruling ex-communist PSD party said on Wednesday it was open to talks with the PSD's rival centrist alliance, which is struggling for support to form the country's next goverment.