BUCHAREST - The losing candidate's party in Romania's presidential run-off election asked the country's Constitutional Court on Tuesday to throw out the result after claiming fraud and irregularities. I am convinced that the evidence that we have
BUCHAREST - Romanian President Traian Basescu narrowly won re-election but his leftist challenger alleged fraud and vowed to contest the result, extending a deadlock that has imperiled an IMF-led financial rescue deal. Basescu won 50.3 percent to 4
BUCHAREST - Romanian President Traian Basescu edged toward a second term on Monday with most of the votes counted in a close runoff election which his Social-Democrat rival was expected to win. Despite many observers describing Mircea Geoana as the
BUCHAREST, Romania - Incumbent President Traian Basescu won the Romanian presidential runoff, near final results showed Monday, in an election Romanians hope will pull the country out of its worst political and economic crisis in 20 years. With 95.7
BUCHAREST - Romanian centre-right President Traian Basescu was in the lead in the country's presidential election, according to partial results released on Monday. Basescu led with 50.4 percent of the vote with 95.4 percent of the ballots counted w
BUCHAREST - Both candidates in Romania's presidential election claimed victory on Sunday after most exit polls showed leftist challenger Mircea Geoana with a slim lead over center-right incumbent Traian Basescu. The rival claims raised the prospect
BUCHAREST - Romania's incumbent President Traian Basescu and his Social-Democrat challenger Mircea Geoana both claimed victory in Sunday's presidential run-off vote. The conflicting claims came after televised exit polls put Geoana ahead of the cen
BUCHAREST - Romanians started to vote on Sunday in a run-off presidential election, hoping to find a way out of the severe recession and political turmoil hitting the country for months. Balloting began throughout the Eastern european country at 7:
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