Presidential Election
Moldova sets presidential election for November 18
October 20, 2011Moldova has set November 18 as the date for a presidential election in a fresh bid to end a leadership crisis which has paralyzed reform in one of Europe's poorest countries for more than two years. The election of a president in Moldova is made by parliament...
Moldova: Communist Voronin intends to run for president again
May 17, 2010Ex-President of Moldova, leader of the opposition Moldovan Communist Party MP Vladimir Voronin is going to stand for presidency if the republic eventually decides upon holding a direct election of president by the people. In his interview with Omega...
Moldova's ruling coalition agrees on single change to Constitution
April 16, 2010Moldova's ruling coalition says it will seek to change just one article in the country's constitution and not press for more ambitious changes, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. The four-party Alliance for European Integration (AIE) asked the Constitutional...
Romanian Constitutional Court says Basescu wins presidential vote
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December 15, 2009Romania's Constitutional Court has validated the results of a closely fought presidential runoff, handing incumbent Traian Basescu a second term and heralding an end to protracted political and economic crises. The court unanimously rejected a complaint...
Moldovan premier: Failed polls not to harm relations with EU, IMF
December 08, 2009The failure to elect president will not affect Moldova's relations with the EU or the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister Vlad Filat said on 7 December after the repeat presidential election. Filat said that he agreed with the EU and...
Moldovan ruling AIE accuses communists for failed election
December 08, 2009The Moldovan authorities and opposition have differently assessed the outcome of the repeated presidential election held on 7 December. The 53-strong ruling alliance was short of eight votes to elect its candidate for head of state as the opposition...
Moldovan ruling coalition forecasts communist party's dissolution
December 08, 2009The parties of the ruling Alliance for European Integration (AIE) have called for unity and unanimously stated that the Party of Communists' (PCRM) refusal to participate in the 7 December presidential election would lead to its dissolution. On the other...
Moldova's AEI and communist opposition view situation differently
December 08, 2009The governing Alliance for European Integration and the only opposition force in the Moldovan Parliament - the Communist Party (MCP) - are viewing the outcome of the Monday's presidential elections differently. The Communists presume the governing alliance...
Partial Romanian election results: Băsescu-50,33%, Geoană-49,67%
December 07, 2009Traian Băsescu obtained 50,33 per cent of the din votes and Mircea Geoană 49,67 per cent, according to the partial results offered by the Central Election Office (BEC) at 2.00 p.m. BEC counted the votes in 99,95 per cent of the voting sections by...
Both Candidates - Basescu and Geoana - claim win in Romania vote
December 06, 2009Both candidates in Romania's presidential election have claimed victory after early exit polls showed leftist challenger Mircea Geoana with a slim lead over center-right incumbent Traian Basescu. "Together, we won," Geoana told supporters....