The Social Democratic Party - National Liberal Party (PSD-PNL) electoral alliance obtained 48,70% of the votes cast in the European Parliament elections, Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) 14,95% and the United Right Alliance 8,61%, according to provisional data provided by the Central Electoral Bureau on Monday evening.The data is provided following the centralisation of 19,717 polling stations out of a total of 19,870.Specifically, PSD-PNL obtained 4,304,937 votes, AUR 1,321,272 votes and the United Right Alliance 761,307 votes.They were followed by Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) with 6.53% (577,233 votes), S.O.S. Romania Party with 5.04% (445,951 votes), REPER with 3.67% (324,827 votes) and the independent Nicolae Stefanuta with 3.05% (269,488 votes).The following candidates are: independent Vlad Gheorghe with 2.46% (217,558 votes), United Diaspora Party with 1.78% (157,781 votes), Social Liberal Humanist Party with 1.47% (129,723 votes), independent candidate Sosoaca Dumitru Silvestru with 0.94% (79. 677 votes), Partidul Patriotilor with 0.73% (64,644 votes), Partidul Romania Mare with 0.66% (58,546 votes), independent candidate Paula Marinela Pirvulescu with 0.57% (50,348 votes), Partidul Alternativa Dreapta with 0.45% (39,542 votes) and Romania Socialista with 0.42% (36,760 votes).A total of 17,848,044 voters were registered on the permanent electoral rolls and copies of the special electoral rolls, of which 17,788,795 were registered on the permanent electoral rolls.A total of 9,439,644 voters turned out at the polls, of whom 8,711,414 were registered on the permanent electoral rolls, 28,519 on the copies of the special electoral rolls and 699,711 on the supplementary electoral rolls.A total of 22,137,486 ballots were received, of which 8,840,311 were valid and 484,078 invalid. 12,722,049 ballot papers were unused and annulled.
Romania’s National Company for Road Infrastructure Administration (CNAIR) has announced plans to equip highways A1, A2, and A3, as well as national road DN1 with surveillance cameras, with the investment valued at RON 220 million (EUR 44.2 million) excluding VAT. The cameras will allow authorities to penalize drivers who exceed speed limits and detect other […]
Accor, a global leader in hospitality, proudly announces the opening of Swissôtel Poiana Brașov, introducing the Swissôtel brand to Romania for the first time. Located in the heart of Poiana Brașov, Romania’s most popular ski resort, the hotel is surrounded by the lush landscapes of the Postăvarul Massif, making it an ideal escape for skiers, […]
Romanian MEP Siegfried Mureșan (EPP/PNL) has been appointed by the political groups of the European Parliament as the chief negotiator for the future Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the European Union post-2027. Mureșan, who was chief negotiator for the EUR 800 billion European Recovery and Resilience Mechanism and the 2018 and 2024 EU annual budgets, […]
Romania is failing to capitalize on strong positive private consumption and investments because of rising imports, which weigh visibly on economic growth, ING Bank analysts wrote in a note as they lowered their 2024 growth forecast from 2.0% to 1.3% on Friday, September 6. The detailed economic...
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu had a meeting with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday, September 5. During the meeting, Ciolacu highlighted the importance of peace in the Middle East. The Romanian and Israeli prime ministers discussed economic cooperation projects, focusing on the defense industry, tourism, and Romania's agri-food exports. "We have dynamic […]
Romania’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.8% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the same quarter of last year, based on both unadjusted data series and seasonally adjusted data series, the National Statistics Office (INS) announced on Friday, September 6. For the first half of 2024, Romania’s GDP recorded an annual growth […]
