Romania PM and Bucharest mayor battle for presidency
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and popular Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu face off in a presidential election runoff today seen as key for the Balkan country&#39;s European Union accession path.
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BUCHAREST, Romania - Exit polls showed no clear winner in Romania&#39;s presidential election Sunday, forcing a runoff next month between a former ship&#39;s captain with a populist message and a political veteran embodying the communist past.
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Romania's President Basescu and PM Tariceanu exchange accusations and insults on national TV.
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian  Nastase and popular Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu face off in  a presidential election runoff on Sunday seen as key for the  Balkan country's European Union accession path.
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outspoken Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu in a key vote for the Balkan country&#39;s European Union accession path. mountain of reforms necessary for its planned 2007 EU entry.
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Both candidates claimed victory in the Romanian presidential runoff vote Sunday, and exit polls showed Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Adrian Nastase in a virtual tie.
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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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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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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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BUCHAREST, Aug 20 (IPS) - Monica Macovei is at the centre of a national  dispute over cleaning up the Romanian government.
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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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BUCHAREST, Romania - 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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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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Exit polls from Romania&#39;s presidential run-off on Sunday showed the race between Social Democrat Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and opposition leader Traian Basescu was too close to call.
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Popular Bucharest mayor Traian Basescu may be forced to run against Prime Minister Adrian Nastase in Romania`s presidential race after the main opposition candidate quit for health reasons, analysts said on ...
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Romanians voted on Sunday in a hard  fought presidential election pitting Prime Minister Adrian  Nastase against outspoken Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu in a  key vote for the Balkan country's European Union accession  path.
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Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu, the head of Romania&#39;s two-party main opposition alliance, beat Prime Minister Adrian Nastase in a run-off election to become the Balkan nation&#39;s third president and lead it into the European Union.