Romanians voted on Sunday in a tight presidential election seen as a chance to resolve a political crisis that has hindered the recent EU member's bid to recover from a deep recession.
Romanians voted yesterday in a tight presidential election seen as a chance to resolve a political crisis that has hindered the recent EU member’s bid to recover from a deep recession.
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Polls opened Sunday in Romania's presidential election, as the country struggles with a severe recession and the political turmoil following the government's fall mid-October.
President Laurent Gbagbo, ex-president Henri Konan Bedie, ex-premier Alassane Ouattara and 11 others, including comic Adama Dahico, will contest Ivory Coast's long-awaited presidential election, officials said Friday.
Romania's incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday's first round election, exit polls showed, as the recent EU member tries to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession.
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Romania's incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday's first round election, exit polls showed, as the country aims to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession.
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