Romanian Voters to Choose New President
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Romanians chose a president Sunday, picking between a former ship's captain with a populist message and a political veteran embodying the communist past, with both promising to lead the east European country out of poverty and into the European Union.
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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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Romanians go to the polls to choose between the governing ex-communists and a strong opposition alliance.
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These are important days for the future of Romania. Not only has the EU agreed to conclude membership talks with Bucharest, but Sunday also sees the second round of presidential elections.
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Partial results put opposition candidate Traian Basescu narrowly ahead in the race to be Romanian president.
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Romanians Sunday chose a president Sunday, picking between a former ship&#39;s captain with a populist message and a political veteran embodying the communist past, with
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BUCHAREST  - Romanians rang the end of an era as they voted for a president to succeed Ion Iliescu and lead them into the European Union, hoping the change will also spell an end to rampant poverty and graft.
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BUCHAREST - The presidential election in Romania is too close to call. Both candidates are claiming victory after exit polls showed a virtual dead heat.
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Rules imposed only last week to limit fraud in the second round of Romania&#39;s presidential election were weakened on Sunday as voters headed to the polls.
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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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Traian Basescu is the projected winner of Romania&#39;s presidential election, with 51.7 percent of the vote, the central election commission said Monday.
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Opposition candidate Traian Basescu seems likely to emerge the winner in Romania&#39;s presidential runoff election, according to partial results released today.
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BUCHAREST  - Romanians rang the end of an era as they voted for a president to succeed Ion Iliescu and lead the former communist country into the European Union.
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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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Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has not secured enough votes for an outright victory in the first round of Romania&#39;s presidential elections.
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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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RIO DE JANEIRO -- More than 125 million Brazilian voters are set to choose a new government today, and polls show they want more of the same, despite more than a year's worth of political scandals.