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Romania's electoral authority says president Iohannis cannot run as independent on Liberals' list

September 30, 2024

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis can not run as an independent candidate on the parliamentary lists of the Liberal Party (PNL), the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) in Romania ruled, answering a clarification request filed by the PNL.

It is one of the episodes related to president Iohannis's parliamentary candidacy, a process that risks damaging the Liberal Party's credibility and the odds of the Liberal presidential candidate Nicolae Ciuca. 

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