ELECTIONS
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Constitutional Court Overrules Law Merging Local, Parliamentary Elections
Romania's Constitutional Court on Wednesday overruled the law setting this fall’s parliamentary and local elections are to be held simultaneously.
Cabinet To Seek Confidence Vote On Elections, High Court Judge Appointment Bills
The Romanian Government on Monday adopted the bill merging 2012 local and parliamentary elections and the one regulating High Court of Justice judge appointments and decided to seek the Parl...
Romanian Government To Seek Confidence Vote To Merge 2012 Local, Parliamentary Elections
Romania’s Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament by Christmas to merge 2012 local and parliamentary elections and to adopt a bill regulating the promotion of High Court of Just...
Interior Ministry Proposes Holding Local, Parliament Elections Simultaneously
Romania's Ministry of Interior has proposed holding the elections for local authorities and for the Parliament at the same time, arguing that this would reduce the total cost from EUR43 mill...
Romania’s Ruling Coalition Agrees To Merge Local, Parliamentary Elections, Cut MP Numbers
Romania’s ruling coalition decided in a meeting Monday parliamentary and local elections will be merged in November 2012 and the number of lawmakers will be lowered to 388, Hunor Kelemen, le...
Romanian Parliament Elections Should Use Single-Winner System - NGO
The Institute for Public Policy says Romania's parliamentary elections should use a first-past-the-post single-winner system, pointing that a number of MPs in the current legislature won sea...
Senators Reduce Punishment For Election Campaign Bribery
Romania's Senate on Wednesday adopted a law reducing the maximum sentence for bribery in an election campaign to three years from five.
Romanian President Passes Law On Single-Round Mayor Elections
Romanian President Traian Basescu announced Wednesday he signed into law the bill on single-round mayor elections, supported by every party, including the opposition.
Opposition Drafts Bills To Cut Number Of Lawmakers, Ban Political Migration
Romania’s opposition Social Liberal Union will forward the parliament Wednesday three bills lowering the number of lawmakers to 300 from 471, banning political migration and regulating parli...