Transylvanian

Romanian Opposition Party Elects New Leader

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 09:29

The National Liberal Party, PNL, Romania’s biggest opposition party, elected Klaus Iohannis as its new president on Saturday.

Iohannis, 55, an ethnic German and popular mayor of Transylvanian city of Sibiu, has replaced former parliament speaker Crin Antonescu, and has promised to revive the party’s popularity.