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- ↑ "Senatorul Diasporei, Radu Mihail (USR), se închide în birou până în luna februarie!". Ziarul Românesc (in Romanian). 19 December 2016.
- ↑ "Iată parlamentarii care vor reprezenta Diaspora! Un român din Italia a fost ales deputat". Gazeta Românească (in Romanian). 8 December 2020.
- ↑ "Oferta partidelor | Ce candidați propun Alianța PSD-PNL, Alianța Dreapta Unită, AUR și SOS la alegerile europarlamentare din 9 iunie 2024" (in Romanian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 28 April 2024.
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