Romanian Centrist Gets First Shot at Government
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Romanian President Traian Basescu on  Wednesday gave centrist Calin Tariceanu the mandate to form a  government, the first attempt to end political deadlock after  the country's inconclusive Nov. 28 elections.
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Bucharest mayor and conservative opposition candidate Traian Basescu faced the task of forming a government from fragmented parliamentary support after winning Romania's presidential election.
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About 18 million Romanian&#39;s are eligible to vote in Sunday&#39;s national election for a new president and Parliament. The ruling former communist Social Democrats, credited
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BUCHAREST, Dec 13 (IPS) - The unexpected victory of opposition leader Traian  Basescu has brought new political uncertainties to Romania.
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BUCHAREST  - Romanians went to the polls to elect a president in a second-round run-off vote pitting Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, the favourite, against Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu.
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PRESIDENT Traian Basescu has sworn in Romania&#39;s new centre-right Government, which has pledged to fight corruption and take the former communist nation into the European Union.
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When Romanians pick a president Sunday, their main choice is between the forces of the past &#151; flawed but comfortingly familiar &#151; and an inexperienced challenger promising a dynamic, Western-leaning future.
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Romania's new prime minister gained enough support for a centre-right majority when a former ally of the Social Democratic opposition said it would back him, ending a period of political uncertainty after legislative and presidential elections.
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and his left-wing party face a tough challenge from the centrist opposition in today - s presidential and parliamentary elections.
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Romania's Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) said that Traian Basescu, the centrist opposition leader, has won the presidential run-off held on Sunday.
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Romania's centrist opposition leader Traian Basescu scored an upset victory in a presidential race against leftist Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, almost complete official results showed on Monday.
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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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Romania's centrist opposition, buoyed by a presidential election victory of their leader Traian Basescu, put pressure on the ruling left on Wednesday to abandon its bid to cling to power or face early elections.
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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&#39;s Western-leaning mayor.
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The new Government, headed by Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, on Tuesday got the investiture vote from Parliament.
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As he prepares to step down, Romania's leader for most of the last 15 years, is defending his record against critics who say he has not done enough to promote democracy.
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Romania's centrist opposition, buoyed  by a presidential election victory of their leader Traian  Basescu, put pressure on the ruling left on Wednesday to  abandon its bid to cling to power or face early elections.