The Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the most seats in the elections for local councils - 42.11%, followed by National Liberal Party (PNL) - 32.1%, Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) - 8.6%, the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) - 6.88% and the Save Romania Union (USR) - 2.1%, according to the partial results presented on Monday night by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC).The Central Electoral Bureau published, on Monday night, the provisional results on the distribution of the mandates of local councilors following Sunday's elections:PSD - 42.11% (14.199 mandates)PNL - 32.1% (10.826 mandates)AUR - 8,. (2.899 mandates)UDMR - 6.88% ( 2.319 mandates)USR - 2.1% (708 mandates)Alianta Dreapta Unita/United Right Alliance - 1.98% (667 mandates)Forta Dreptei/Force of the Right - 0.63% (214 mandates)Alianta Electorala PSD-PNL/PSD-PNL Electoral Alliance - 0.57% (191 mandates)PMP (People's Movement Party) - 0.56% (189 mandates)PUSL (Social Liberal Humanist Party) - 0.53% (180 mandates)Alianta Maghiara din Transilvania/Hungarian Alliance in Transylvania - 0.47% (159 mandates)Independent candidates - 0.44% (150 mandates)SOS Romania - 0.34% (116 mandates)Asociatia Partida Romilor Pro-Europa/Pro-Europa Roma Party Association - 0.31% (91 mandates)Alianta Dreapta Unita USR - PMP/USR-PMP United Right Alliance - 0.27% (90 mandates)PER (Romanian Green Party) - 0.2% (68 mandates)Another 63 parties, formations and political alliances obtained mandates of local councillors.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
