Liberal president Nicolae Ciuca (PNL) said on Tuesday, that action is taken to have the Social Democratic Party (PSD – ruling party) leader Marcel Ciolacu and the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR - opposition) leader George Simion in confrontation in the second round of presidential elections. According to Ciuca, such a situation is not only the wish of PSD , but also that of Russia. “We can see what happened following the deicison of the Constitutional Court to eliminate a counter candidate on the electoral line of AUR. At present, efforts are made to include PSD and AUR leaders in the second round. It is the option and wish of PSD , as they think they could win in this formula. Unfortunately, after seeing what happened in Moldova, it is not just their wish but also that of Russia. For that reason I consider Romania's citizens must pay attention to what they want from now on,” said Ciuca in a statement to the press. Asked about the information that there are foreign interferences in Romanian elections, Ciuca said that Russia was applying in East European countries instruments specific of hybrid war. “This set of instruments specific of hybrid war, used by Russia in Moldova, is applied wherever it is interested, especially in east European countries and not only. Such actions took place in other European countries and for that we do not need other arguments,” the PNL president explained. Asked whether he had concrete information that a secnd round of elections between Marcel Ciolacu and George Simion would by imposed by force, the PNL leader invoked the Constitutional Court (CCR) decision. “At present, what was imposed by force at CCR decision is obvious. I do not think we need another proof” he mentioned. Ciuca reiterated he wanted a coalition of right wing forces after elections and mentioned he had discussed with UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor.
Romanian tennis player and women’s former world no. 1 Simona Halep said that she decided to withdraw from the Australian Open due to knee and shoulder pain felt after playing in Abu Dhabi. She had received a wild card for the qualifiers of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of 2025. “After discussing […]
Over 1.3 million visitors, including Bucharest residents and tourists from around the world, rediscovered the magic of Christmas at the Romanian capital’s main holiday event, held from November 29 to December 26 in Constituției Square. Organized by the City Hall of Bucharest through CREART – the Center for Creation, Art, and Tradition, the event was […]
Romania is set to close more than 30 border crossing points starting January 1, 2025, following its full accession to the Schengen Area, which entails the removal of internal border checks. The decision was announced in a government decision project published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and quoted by Libertatea.ro. ...
Metrorex, the operator of the subway network in Bucharest, has proposed a fare increase starting January 1, 2025. Under the new plan, the cost of a single trip would rise from the current RON 3 to RON 5, while the monthly subscription would increase from RON 80 to RON 100, according to a draft order […]
More than 500,000 Romanians are celebrating their name day on Friday, December 27, coinciding with the feast of Saint Stephen, according to data from the Directorate for Personal Records quoted by News.ro. Among them, 364,444 men and 155,791 women...
On Monday, December 23, Romanian police brought Nica Robert Florin back to the country. The man convicted of possession of high-risk drugs, bodily harm, and driving under the influence of alcohol, is listed among Romania’s Most Wanted category and was also wanted internationally. Romanian authorities revealed at the beginning of October that they had indications […]
