The Central Election Office (BEC) released on Tuesday the final results of the first round of presidential elections, after centralizing data from the 19,919 polling stations opened in the country and abroad. Thus, following the recording of all centralized documents with voting results from county election offices, Bucharest sector offices, the election office for polling stations abroad, the situation of votes obtained by candidates was the following: Calin Georgescu (independent)- 2,120,401 valid votes, representing 22.94%; Elena Lasconi (USR) – 1,772,500 valid votes, representing 19.18%; Marcel Ciolacu (PSD) – 1,769,760 valid votes, representing 19.15%; George Simion (AUR) – 1,281,325 valid votes, representing 13.86%; Nicolae Ciuca (PNL)- 811,952 valid votes representing 8.79%; Mircea Geoana (independent) – 583,898 valid votes representing 6.32%: Hunor Kelemen (UDMR) - 416,353 valid votes representing 4.50%; Cristian Diaconescu (independent) – 286,842 valid votes representing 3.10%; Cristian Terhes (PNCR) – 95,782 valid votes representing 1.04%; Ana Birchall (independent) – 42,853 valid votes representing 0.46%; Ludovic Orban (Right Wing Force) – 20.089 valid votes representing 0.22%; Sebastian Constiantin Popescu (New Romania Party) – 14,683 valid votes, representing 0.16%; Alexandra Pacuraru (ADN Party) – 14.502 valid votes representing 0.16%; Silviu Predoiu (PLAN) – 11,246 valif votes, representing 0.12%.
Daniel Christian Hulea, a Romanian man accused of contributing to the NetWalker ransomware attacks, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit computer fraud and wire fraud, according to a public announcement from the US Department of Justice. NetWalker was a Ransomware-as-a-Service operation launched in 2019, which recruited […]
The new Romanian government, headed by the same Social Democratic prime minister, Marcel Ciolacu, recently made its governance program public. Among its objectives are reducing the level of bureaucracy, maintaining the flat tax rate, and reducing the budget deficit to 7% in 2025. To reach its goals, the government reduced the number of ministries to […]
The European Commission (EC) announced on Monday, December 23, that it disbursed payments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to Czechia, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Romania, totaling EUR 26.8 billion in loans and grants. Under this latest disbursement, Romania received EUR 37.05 million as part of its second payment request. By comparison, according to the...
Romanian film trilogy Moromeții, directed by Stere Gulea, will be presented at the 54th edition of the Rotterdam International Film Festival, taking place from January 30 to February 9, 2025. This renowned European event, which annually presents hundreds of films across more than 20 sections, will feature the three films - Moromeții (1987), Moromeții 2 […]
Romania issued state aid worth EUR 1.3 billion during 2019-2023, with 62% of the projects being granted to foreign companies, according to an analysis conducted by EY Romania. The sectors that benefited the most from aid were the automotive industry, technology, manufacturing (light industry), medical industry, and the food and beverage industry. According to the […]
The Abracadabra – Secrets of Magic interactive exhibition will transform Arcub – Hanul Gabroveni in Bucharest into a magical universe starting December 27, 2024. Running until May 4, 2025, the event offers visitors the opportunity to explore a labyrinth of magic, featuring over 20 interactive attractions and more than 500 live performances by MAGITOT and […]
