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Orban and Iohannis met Tuesday, discussed referendum on the judiciary

March 22, 2019

National Liberal Party (PNL) President Ludovic Orban met President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday, the two discussing the coordination of their strategy on the referendum that the Head of State wants held on the same day of the European Parliament elections, on May 26, political sources have stated for Mediafax. The...

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