Antonescu, who describes himself as more “romantic” than the average PNL member, played his hand successfully when he defeated Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, a former prime minister, to become party leader.

The conclusions of the most recent report on human rights compliance - a document published on August 12 by the State Department - cast a shadow over the decision of the Constitutional Court of ...

Antonescu's candidacy still needs to be approved at the PSD congress on 2 February and then endorsed by the other parties in the ruling alliance, which includes the Social Democrats (PSD), the ...

The Antonescu Paradox Hitler’s Romanian ally led an utterly barbaric regime — that while often protecting Jews inside Romania’s borders, murdered them indiscriminately just outside those ...

Crin Antonescu, a former PNL president, was unanimously approved by all 664 delegates as the candidate for the presidential elections. The first round is scheduled for 4 May and the second for 18 May.

Some of Antonescu’s voters, he warned, might be more drawn to Simion than to Bucharest’s mayor. “Simion is qualifying for the run-off and will be an anti-EU candidate,” Mureșan said.

Mainstream man: Crin Antonescu Former PNL leader Crin Antonescu looks in a good position to make the second round and represents the governing coalition of the PSD, PNL and Democratic Alliance of ...

Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu stepped down after Crin Antonescu failed to reach the presidential election runoff, further fracturing the ruling coalition amid political turmoil. Marcel Ciolacu ...