• Romanian President weighs electoral options - News World

    Posted by:Tom 37 days ago Discuss

    A day after the elections, Romania has been celebrating its National Day, with politics on everyone' s mind. By law, President Traian Basescu must nominate the new Prime Minister – but with no clear party winner, tough negotiations lie ahead.

    A coalition is inevitable. The Liberal Democrats of Emil Boc won a third of the vote, and their close ties to the president put them in a strong position to promote his collegue Theodor Stolojan into the top job.

    The leftist Social Democrats came out narrowly on top with 33 percent, and will have a strong claim on the premiership. But the party is seen as the least likely to rein-in government spending, a vital task amid world economic worries. Wrangling over the government could further weaken Bucharest' s economy, which is perceived as more vulnerable than its neighbours to the global downturn.

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