European elections, justice referendum Sunday in Romania; over 18 million voters expected at ballot boxes. More than 50,000 MAI employees on duty on elections day; 18,730 polling stations in the country, 441 abroad

Gabriela BogdanMay 23, 2019May 23, 2019

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More than 18 million voters are expected on Sunday to designate 33 representatives of Romania to the European Parliament and to vote in a national

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Dragnea, about Iohannis’s accusations: PSD has not boycotted any referendum

NINE O'CLOCKMay 23, 2019

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Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea said on Wednesday that his party has not boycotted any referendum and he was not convicted

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President Iohannis, three days before referendum: PSD is trying to boycott the vote. Head of State accuses CNA of refusing to offer time slots for ads: Listen to this insolence

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President Klaus Iohannis stated on Wednesday that the National Audio-visual Council (CNA) refused to offer time slots for referendum ads and did not want to

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PSD’s Dragnea on presidential candidacy: Don’t expect something spectacular on Sunday evening

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Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Liviu Dragnea stated on Wednesday, in Dolj, that his announcement regarding the presidential elections has been misinterpreted, having stated simply

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Dancila: I will vote in the referendum. I’m a supporter of the rule of law, of the independence of the judiciary

NINE O'CLOCKMay 22, 2019

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Premier Viorica Dancila stated on Wednesday, in Bacau, that on Sunday, May 26, she will go to the polls and vote in both the European

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Tariceanu proposes to parliamentary parties agreement to consensually support Romania’s priorities in new EP. ALDE Chairman asks voters to boycott the referendum

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Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu proposes in a letter addressed to political parties an agreement for the consensual support

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PSD’s Dragnea says to decide after European elections whether or not to run for president. Nn sentence in the case of fictitious hiring: I am completely innocent. PSD leader on PM Dancila’s political relation with the party: We are analyzing this after elections

NINE O'CLOCKMay 21, 2019

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Asked if he decided to run for the presidential elections in the autumn, Social Democrat Party (PSD) Chairman Liviu Dragnea stated on Tuesday that PSD

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EP elections. AEP: 18,730 polling stations countrywide; 537 – upper level, 13 – semi-basement, 3 – basement

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The Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) states that out of 18,730 polling stations organized in the country, 537 are on the upper level, 13 – at

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APADOR-CH considers that secrecy of the Sunday ballot is compromised. Members of polling stations’ electoral offices to find out each voter’s political options based on how many voting ballots they request

NINE O'CLOCKMay 21, 2019

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The members of the polling stations’ electoral offices will find out each voter’s political options based on how many voting ballots they request: only one

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Orban: PSD is ready to resort to any abuse, any threat, any blackmail to prevent Romanian citizens from freely expressing themselves at the referendum. President Iohannis invited to PNL day on Friday

NINE O'CLOCKMay 21, 2019

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National Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban believes that the PSD is ready to resort to any kind of abuse and threat against citizens in order