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A new poll on the local elections in Bucharest, conducted by Novel Research through CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) on September 16-17 and commissioned by PNL, revealed that there is a tie score between the USR-PLUS-PNL…

The fight between Nicusor Dan and Gabriela Firea for the Bucharest mayor seat seems pretty tight, according to an opinion poll commissioned by the National Liberal Party (PNL), which gives a gap of only 2 percents between the two main…

The latest INSCOP poll commissioned by the National Liberal Party (PNL) reveals that Nicusor Dan might win the Bucharest mayor seat by 46.3%, at a considerable difference from the PSD candidate, Gabriela Firea, credited with 38.9%.…

The People’s Movement Party (PMP) chairman Eugen Tomac has officially announced on Tuesday that former president Traian Basescu (founder of PMP) will run for the Bucharest City Hall on behalf of PMP. Tomac has slammed the PNL-USR-PLUS…

PNL has reached an agreement with USR-PLUS in the homestretch on common candidates for the Bucharest district city halls. On the other hand, another right-wing party, PMP, founded by former president Traian Basescu, has been left out, as…

By Tiberiu Dianu Looking back, I can say that, over the years, I have had several important occasions to meet with a number of important leaders from the United States (presidents), Romania (monarchs, presidents and prime…

President Iohannis has announced today he designated Liberal chairman Ludovic Orban as the new prime minister, after a new round of consultations with PNL, USR and UDMR. A first round of talks with all the parliamentary parties, except PSD,…

Bucharest Court of Appeal has ruled on Friday that ex-president Traian Basescu had collaborated with Securitate, the former Romanian political police. The ruling is not final yet. The former head of state retorted he will challenge the…

By Tiberiu Dianu I write so much about politics in the U.S., and then recently someone asked about Romania. No one knows much of anything about Romania. So here are a few tidbits. 1. You can win a war and still lose…

Former Culture minister Theodor Paleologu, son of late Alexandru Paleologu, a famous Romanian literary critic, diplomat and politician, is to be nominated candidate for Presidency on the PMP lists. PMP chairman Eugen Tomac  confirmed the…