The last week of electoral campaign started on Monday, at its end,on 4th May the Romanians would be called to vote and elect the future president of the country.The first round of the presidential election is scheduled for 4 May and the second round on 18 May. The presidential election campaign started on 4 April at 00:00 and ends on Saturday morning at 7:00. In the event of a second round of voting, the campaign will start from the date of validation of the results of the first round by the Constitutional Court and will end on 17 May at 07:00. On Friday 2 May, at 7:00 local time, the first day of voting in the diaspora begins. Romanians abroad can vote for their next president for three days: * Friday 2 May, from 7:00 (local time) - 21:00 (local time) * Saturday 3 May from 7am - 9pm (local time) * Sunday, 4 May - polls open at 07:00 (local time) and close at 21:00 (local time or Romanian local time, as applicable); on Sunday, voting closes at 21:00 local time, but no later than 21:00 Romanian local time; on Sunday, voting closes at 21:00 local time, but no later than 21:00 Romanian local time. According to the Central Electoral Bureau, the order of the 11 candidates on the ballot paper is as follows: * position 1 - George Nicolae Simion (Alliance for the Union of Romanians) * position 2 - George Crin Lauren?iu Antonescu (Romania Forward Electoral Alliance) * position 3 - Elena Valerica Lasconi (Union Save Romania) * position 4 - Cristian Vasile Terhes (Romanian National Conservative Party) * position 5 - Marcela Lavinia sandru (Humanist Social Liberal Party) * position 6 - Victor Viorel Ponta (independent candidate) * position 7 - Sebastian Constantin Popescu (New Romania Party) * position 8 - Silviu Predoiu (National Action League Party) * position 9 - John-Ion Banu-Muscel (independent candidate) * position 10 - Petru Daniel Funeriu (independent candidate) * position 11 - Nicusor-Daniel Dan (independent candidate). Five candidates - Elena Lasconi, George Simion, Cristian Terhes, Silviu Predoiu and Sebastian-Constantin Popescu - were also in the running in last year's presidential elections, with the USR leader managing to reach the second round with the independent Calin Georgescu, but the elections were cancelled by the Constitutional Court.
Romania has dropped to 55th place in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), down from 49th last year. While the country has a diverse and relatively pluralistic media landscape, the report highlights concerns over a lack of transparency regarding media financing, particularly political party funding, and market challenges that […]
The ninth edition of the American Independent Film Festival (AIFF), which focuses on independent, North American productions, is scheduled to take place between June 6 and June 12 in Bucharest, and between June 13 and June 14 at Bran Castle. The event also plans screenings in other cities in the country, including Cluj, Iași, Timișoara, […]
Raphael’s famous painting Young Woman with Unicorn will be exhibited at the Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu in 2027, marking the first time the masterpiece will be shown in the country. The exhibition is part of a broader collaboration between the Brukenthal Museum and major European institutions, including the renowned Galleria Borghese in Rome. Following […]
The World Press Photo exhibition is back in Bucharest, opening on May 2 in University Square, where it will remain on display until June 2. The open-air exhibition is free to visit and showcases some of the most striking and emotional images captured by photojournalists over the past year. This year’s edition marks the 70th […]
The city of Timișoara, western Romania, has signed new contracts for European Union funding that will help modernize its public transport system. Nearly RON 180 million in non-refundable EU funds have been secured to purchase 40 new vehicles, including trams, electric buses, and trolleybuses, the City Hall announced. The funds were granted through the Regional […]
The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) has issued final prison sentences in a high-profile sexual abuse case involving former clergy from the Orthodox Church. On Wednesday, April 30, the judges upheld the eight-year sentence for former bishop of Huși, Corneliu Onilă, and sentenced former archimandrite Sebastian Jitaru to 14 years and two months […]
