Social Democrat Party

It is not my thing to say this one should form a coalition with that one?

I definitely will stay clear of it? For me, any party that has been elected to the Turkish Parliament is legitimate and has a right to be a coalition partner. 

Again, as a citizen, I regard it as my right to ask this question. 

Dear friend, 

Ponta on Saturday lashed out against the opponents of what he called "Romania's economic independence" amid criticism over a new tax code envisages a reduction in value-added tax to 19 per cent from the current 24 per cent.

"The tax code has been approved by all political parties following a wide consultation with the business environment," Ponta said in a statement.

Romania's opposition on Tuesday scored an important parliamentary victory when MPs backed its nomination of ex-premier Mihai Razvan Ungureanu as the next director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, SIE.

The Liberal Reforming Party (PLR) and the Conservative Party (PC) have completed their merger negotiations, PLR Chair and Senate Speaker Calin Popescu-Tariceanu announced on Thursday. The new liberal party will be called the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE), he mentioned.

National Liberal Party (PNL) Co-Chair Alina Gorghiu says the rejection of the censure motion on Friday proves the disrespect and defiance of PM Victor Ponta and his colleagues of the Social Democrat Party (PSD). She asserts PNL will try again this autumn, when another censure motion would definitely succeed.

The Social Democrat Party (PSD) cancelled a political rally scheduled for Friday, during the Parliament's debate of a censure motion, party spokeswoman Gabriela Firea announced on Thursday.

President Klaus Iohannis says the best way to put an end to the current political scandal in Romania is the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, and stands by his first option for a replacement.

The President closed a busy day in politics with an interview to the state television on Friday.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta asserted on Monday that there was discontentment within his Social Democrat Party (PSD) about the suspended one-year prison sentence for Liviu Dragnea, the former executive chair of the party and administration minister.

Deputy Raluca Turcan, Vice Chair of the National Liberal Party (PNL), claims that Prime Minister Victor Ponta's Cabinet has raised Romania's public debt to 44 percent of the GDP, which means every Romanian owes 3,313 euros.

National Liberal Party Vice-Chair Raluca Turcan

Former minister Liviu Dragnea, sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term on Friday, has submitted on Monday his resignation from the executive chairmanship of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD). He had already resigned from the ministry of administration on Friday; a decision on his retirement from the party leadership will be taken by the PSD National Executive Council on Wednesday.