Klaus Iohannis Designated To Run For President
Liberal Party president Klaus Iohannis was designated Monday to be the presidential candidate for the Christian Liberal Alliance.
Iohannis said that he will guarantee Romania’s western-oriented politics and the independence of justice should he be elected president.
Iohannis, the former mayor of the city of Sibiu, said he is coming from local administration to change the rules of the political game, adding he would like less noise and more earnestness in politics. (Romania Libera)
Macovei Says Iohannis Has Yet To Prove Himself In National And International Politics
Democrat liberal MEP Monica Macovei, who announced plans to run in the presidential election, said Liberal Party president Klaus Iohannis, designated to run in the election, is a weak candidate.
She said in a press statement Iohannis has no relevant political experience at a national or international level.
“Mr. Iohannis is now officially the result of backstage negotiations and an opaque selection process within the two parties (Liberal and Democratic Liberal parties, -e.n.). Mr. Iohannis cannot mobilize the undecided and the disappointed and hasd never been validated in any major election,” Macovei said in the statement. (Puterea)
Inflation Rate Rises To 0.95% In July
Romanian consumer prices inched down 0.1% in July from a month earlier, reflecting lower food prices, but the annual inflation accelerated to 0.95%, ending a two-month period of decline, official data showed Monday.
In the 12 months ended June 30, the annual rate reached a record low of 0.66%, the country’s statistics institute INS said.
Food prices edged down 0.3% on the month in July, but service prices rose 0.4%. Prices of non-food items were stable on the month, the data showed.
Romanians paid by 2.3% less for fresh and canned vegetables in July compared with a month earlier, while the price of sugar decreased 2%. In the non-food sector, electricity tariffs fell 2.2% on the month, while fuel prices inched down 0.1%.
Romania’s harmonized index of consumer prices, or HICP, inched down to 1.4% at the end of last month, from 1.5% in June. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romania Under Heat Wave Tuesday-Thursday, With Temperatures Of Up To 37 Degrees
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be extremely hot throughout the country, especially in plains and plateau areas, where temperatures are set to climb to 37 degrees Celsius in the shade.
The felt air temperature will be even higher as the heat index will exceed the critical threshold.
Doctors recommend people avoid exposure to the sun between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and stay hydrated, avoiding alcohol and caffeine. (Adevarul)
Constanta County Council Head Suspended From Office
The head of the Constanta county council, Nicusor Constantinescu, was suspended from office Monday after a court ruled last week he is to remain under preventive arrest.
Constantinescu has been indicted by anticorruption prosecutors in three different files. (Evenimentul Zilei)