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Romania Election Surprise As Klaus Iohannis Wins Presidency

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Romania’s centrist President Klaus Iohannis won a presidential election runoff on Sunday as expected, crushing his socialist challenger with a pledge to resume judicial reforms

Presidential elections were held in Romania on 4 May 2025, with a second round on 18 May 2025. [1] [2] Nicușor Dan and George Simion were the two candidates who advanced to the

Incumbent president thanks Romanians for massive anti-PSD vote in first ...

Presidential Election 2019 Romania

The current President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, suggested that state meddling had occurred and released investigation results following the election surprise (McGrath 2024).

Senate speaker Ilie Bolojan, head of the Liberal Party, and a member of the ruling coalition, will take over as interim president with limited powers until the election. The three

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Author (Corporate) Deutsche Welle: Series Title: Article: Series Details: 16.11.14 Publication Date: 16/11/2014

Earlier this week Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigned from his post. His decision to step down followed pressure from the parliament, which was pursuing an

Pro-EU centrist Nicuşor Dan won Romania‘s presidential run-off on Sunday, defeating an ultranationalist Eurosceptic who had topped the first round poll and raised fears

[31] [32] In the first round of the 2014 presidential election held on 2 November 2014, ACL candidate Klaus Iohannis received 30.4% of the vote, coming in second place behind Victor

In a brief speech outlining the negative effects his suspension would have on Romania, Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation, thus putting an end to a period of

2019 Romanian presidential election

Romania’s centrist President Klaus Iohannis won a presidential election runoff on Sunday as expected, crushing his socialist challenger with a pledge to resume judicial reforms slowed

The departing president, Klaus Iohannis, a multilingual ethnic German who has been in office since 2014, played down nationalist themes and pursued a strongly pro-Western

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

Outgoing head of State, Klaus Iohannis was re-elected as President of the Republic of Romania for a second term following a second round of voting on 24th November.

After over 10 years in office, Klaus Iohannis resigned as Romania’s head of state on Wednesday. DW looks back at the presidency of the man once hailed as the hero of reform and renewal in

Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis has resigned, a day before he faced an impeachment vote sparked by the cancellation of the country’s presidential election last year.

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  • Pro-European Iohannis re-elected as Romanian president

A Romanian hard-right NATO critic and leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu appeared in dead heat after the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, partial tallies

Opposition candidate Klaus Iohannis has won a surprise victory in Romania’s presidential election, defeating PM Victor Ponta after a tight race. With most results declared, Mr

Upset win in Romanian election 11/16/2014 November 16, 2014. The presumed favorite in Romania’s runoff presidential election, Prime Minister Victor Ponta, has conceded defeat to Klaus Iohannis of

In an atmosphere of protests over the voting procedure abroad, a powerful anti-Ponta movement within the electorate helped Klaus Iohannis win

Supporters of Klaus Iohannis, the man who will be Romania’s next president, have been celebrating in Bucharest.He won in a surprise victory against Prime Min

Romania’s pro-European Union, centrist presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival in a shocking upset.

Romania’s coalition government has been sworn in for a second term and will field a joint candidate in the upcoming presidential election after the shock cancellation of the

There is a new election date, May 4. Still, tensions continue: cornered by right-wing parties, which have initiated proceedings to remove him from office, President Klaus

Nicusor Dan was sworn in as Romania’s president on May 26 in a formal ceremony before Parliament, pledging to be „a president open to the voice of society,“ Romanian news outlet Digi24 reported. Pro-EU centrist and

Romania’s centrist President Klaus Iohannis easily won a presidential runoff vote on Sunday as expected, crushing his socialist challenger on a pledge to restart a judicial reform

Iohannis, 65, has been Romania’s president since 2014 and navigated several political crises in the past. Romania’s constitutional court cancelled the elections after

Romania’s parliament is swearing the country’s new president, the pro-Western Klaus Iohannis. The 55-year-old won a surprise victory in last month’s elections and has

The Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the presidential election results due to foreign meddling, prompting President Klaus Iohannis to assure the country, the EU, and NATO of its continued stability on Friday