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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Romania</span>

Romania's political framework is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic where the Prime Minister is the head of government while the President, according to the constitution, has a more symbolic role, is responsible for the foreign policy, signs certain decrees, approves laws promulgated by the parliament, and nominates the head of government. Romania has a democratic, multi-party system, with legislative power vested in the government and the two chambers of the Parliament, more specifically the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. From 1948 until 1989, the communist rule political structure took place in the framework of a one-party socialist republic governed by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) as its only legal party.

After the Communist rulership ended and the former Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu was executed in the midst of the bloody Romanian Revolution of December 1989, the National Salvation Front (FSN) seized power, led by Ion Iliescu. The FSN transformed itself into a massive political party in short time and overwhelmingly won the general election of May 1990, with Iliescu as president. These first months of 1990 were marked by violent protests and counter-protests, involving most notably the tremendously violent and brutal coal miners of the Jiu Valley which were called by Iliescu himself and the FSN to crush peaceful protesters in the University Square in Bucharest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Liberal Party (Romania)</span> Romanian political party

The National Liberal Party is a social-conservative political party in Romania. Re-founded in mid January 1990, shortly after the Revolution of 1989 which culminated in the fall of communism in Romania, it claims the legacy of the major political party of the same name, active between 1875 and 1947 in the Kingdom of Romania. Based on this historical legacy, it often presents itself as the first formally constituted political party in the country and the oldest of its kind from the family of European liberal parties as well.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mircea Geoană</span> Romanian politician and deputy secretary general of NATO

Dan Mircea Geoană is a Romanian politician and former diplomat who served as president of the Senate of Romania from 20 December 2008 until he was revoked on 23 November 2011. From 21 April 2005 until 21 February 2010, he was the head of the Social Democratic Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Klaus Iohannis</span> President of Romania since 2014

Klaus Werner Iohannis, sometimes referred to by his initials KWI in the Romanian press, is a Romanian politician, physicist, and former physics teacher who has been serving as president of Romania since 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Mihalache</span> Romanian politician

Sorin Dan Mihalache is a Romanian politician and former Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists, became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Romania to the European Union and he serves as the Ambassador of Romania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland since 8 June 2016. He started his career as a journalist after graduating from Bucharest University Law School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Romania</span> Overview of and topical guide to Romania

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Romania:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of Bulgaria</span>

The foreign relations of Bulgaria are overseen by the Ministry of Foreign Relations headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Situated in Southeast Europe, Bulgaria is a member of both NATO and the European Union. It maintains diplomatic relations with 183 countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria–Romania relations</span> Bilateral relations

Bulgarian–Romanian relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria and Romania. Bulgaria has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Sofia and three honorary consulates. There are 7,336 Bulgarians who are living in Romania and around 4,575 Romanians living in Bulgaria. The countries share 608 km of common borders, mostly along the Danube. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. The two countries joined NATO in 2004 and then the European Union in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israel–Romania relations</span> Bilateral relations

Israel–Romania relations are foreign relations between Israel and Romania. The two nations established diplomatic relations on 11 June 1948. Israel has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Tel Aviv and a general consulate in Haifa, and 2 honorary consulates. The two have signed treaties and agreements and both are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lebanon–Romania relations</span> Bilateral relations

Lebanon–Romania relations are the foreign relations between Lebanon and Romania. Lebanon has an embassy in Bucharest and a consulate in Constanța, while Romania has an embassy in Beirut and a consulate in Tripoli. Both countries officially established diplomatic relations on 6 January 1965.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Romanian presidential election</span>

Presidential elections were held in Romania in 2014. They were the seventh presidential elections held in post-1989 Romania. In the first round of the elections on 2 November, the top two of the fourteen candidates qualified in a run-off on 16 November. These candidates were Victor Ponta, former Prime Minister and ex-leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who won around 40% of the vote in the first round, and Klaus Iohannis, then mayor of Sibiu and leader of the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL), who won around 30% in the first round respectively. Following large protests on how Ponta's government organized the elections in the diaspora, Klaus Iohannis staged a surprising come-back and won the run-off with 54.5%, or more than a million votes than his contender.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcel Ciolacu</span> Prime Minister of Romania since 2023

Ion-Marcel Ciolacu is a Romanian politician who currently serves as the Prime Minister of Romania. He is also the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). As a previously little-known politician outside of Buzău County, where he owns a pastry shop and a consulting firm, Ciolacu came into national prominence when he became the deputy prime minister in 2018 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mihai Tudose. Allegedly, he was given this office in order to report Tudose's activities to Liviu Dragnea, who had been unable to become prime minister himself and was wary of Tudose becoming a power player in the party. Ciolacu soon broke with Dragnea and became an ally of Tudose against Dragnea's leadership. After Tudose's resignation, Ciolacu was marginalized within PSD but still retained the leadership of PSD Buzău. Ciolacu once again returned to prominence in 2019 after Liviu Dragnea had been convicted on abuse of office and incitement to intellectual forgery charges, having to serve a 3 years, 6 months sentence. With the Social Democrats still controlling a majority both in the Chamber and in the Senate, Ciolacu won the position of President of the Chamber of Deputies, with 172 votes for and 120 against, previously held by Dragnea himself.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bucharest Nine</span> Diplomatic organization of Central and Eastern European countries

The Bucharest Nine or the Bucharest Format is an organization founded on 4 November 2015 in Bucharest, Romania, at the initiative of the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis and the President of Poland Andrzej Duda during a bilateral meeting between them. Its members are Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. Its appearance was mainly a result of a perceived aggressive attitude from Russia following the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and its posterior intervention in eastern Ukraine both in 2014. All members of the B9 were either part of the former Soviet Union (USSR) or members of the defunct Soviet-led Warsaw Pact.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Romanian presidential election</span>

Presidential elections will be held in Romania on 24 November 2024. A second round will be held on 8 December 2024 if no candidate receives an absolute majority of the vote. They will be the ninth presidential elections held in post-1989 Romania. As the Romanian Constitution allows a maximum of two presidential terms, incumbent President of Romania Klaus Iohannis, first elected in 2014 and then re-elected in 2019, is not eligible for re-election. His second term will formally end in December 2024.

A political crisis began on 1 September 2021 in Romania, engulfing both major coalition partners of the Cîțu Cabinet, namely the conservative-liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the progressive-liberal Save Romania Union (USR). The crisis also involved former prime minister Ludovic Orban (PNL), who was set to face Prime Minister Florin Cîțu (PNL) in a leadership election during the party congress on 25 September, with the latter eventually replacing the former. Orban would eventually resign from his position as President of the Chamber of Deputies, with him and his supporters subsequently splitting from the PNL, in order to form the Force of the Right (FD).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Coalition for Romania</span> Grand coalition in Romania

The National Coalition for Romania, initially referred to as the Coalition for Resilience, Development and Prosperity, is a big tent grand coalition in Romania, which includes the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL). In addition, this grand coalition supports the presidency of Klaus Iohannis. The CNR also included the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) until its withdrawal from the coalition in June 2023.

Events from the year 2022 in Romania.

Events from the year 2023 in Romania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embassy of the United States, Bucharest</span> Diplomatic mission

The Embassy of the United States in Bucharest is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Romania.

References

  1. ↑ "Romania President Iohannis Announces NATO Chief Bid". Barron's. 12 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Romania's Iohannis Drops NATO Chief Bid, Backs Rutte: Defence Council". Barron's. 20 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bulgaria, Romania partially join EU's visa-free Schengen zone". France 24. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Badshah, Nadeem (26 April 2024). "Andrew Tate's human trafficking trial can proceed, Romanian court rules". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Man detained in Romania's capital after allegedly attacking Israeli embassy with Molotov cocktail". Associated Press. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "An explosion at a DIY chain store in Romania injures at least 15 people, 4 seriously". Associated Press. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ↑ De Victor Bratu (17 May 2023). "Alegeri europarlamentare în România pe 9 iunie 2024" [European parliamentary elections in Romania on June 9, 2024] (in Romanian). CursDeGuvernare. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Romania to cull 500 bears to curb overpopulation after deadly attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Mihai, Catalina (19 June 2023). "Romanian party to establish right-wing pole ahead of 2024 national elections". EuraCtiv. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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