The Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) announced on Monday that the total number of enfranchised citizens registered in the Electoral Register on 31 March stands at 18,965,288, 24,454 more than the last information at the end of February.According to an AEP press release, 18,940,834 Romanian voters were registered on 29 February.The differences appear as a result of the current operations carried out by mayors in the Electoral Register of administrative-territorial units and the import of data from the General Directorate of Passports (DGP), the source said.Thus, in March, 19,507 people were removed from the Electoral Register due to death and 275 people were removed because they were prohibited from exercising the right to vote or were placed under a ban.However, 89 persons regained their electoral rights following the expiry of the deregistration period.Also, the number of voters who turned 18 years old in March is 19,017, and were entered the Electoral Register by the Permanent Electoral Authority, based on the communication of the General Directorate for Personal Records (DGEP).According to data from the General Directorate of Passports of 18 March, 25,130 new voters were registered.Out of the total number of Romanian voters listed in the Electoral Register, 18,020,261 are domiciled or resident in the country, and 945,027 are domiciled abroad and hold a Romanian citizen domiciled abroad - CRDS passport.According to Law no. 208/2015, the Electoral Register is a national computer system for recording and updating the identification data of Romanian citizens with the right to vote and information on their allocation to polling stations. The electoral register is structured by counties, municipalities, cities, communes, for Romanian citizens with residence or residence in the country. The persons authorised to carry out operations in the Electoral Register of Romanian citizens domiciled or residing in the country are the mayors or the persons designated by mayor order, AEP also points out.
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
