Ion Popa
Teodor Melescanu elected Senate President (official)
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) Senator Teodor Melescanu was elected President of the Romanian Senate in a run-off on Tuesday having garnered 73 votes for in a plenary session to his opponent Alina Gheorghiu's 59. Of 136 attending senators, 134 voted and two votes were invalidated.
Senate President to be elected Tuesday, as Monday senators busy with school year opening
The new President of the Senate will be elected next week on Tuesday, the Standing Bureau has decided, as on Monday the senators will be busy with attending the opening of the new school year.
Liberal Democrat, Liberal groups merge in the Senate, Chamber of Deputies
The opposition National Liberal Party (PDL) and Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) groups in the Senate have merged, an announcement to this effect having been made when the group leaders presented the group leadership for the new ordinary session of the legislature at the plenary sitting of the upper house on Monday, in line with the Rules.
Local by-elections to take place in 19 counties concurrently with European elections on May 25
Local by-elections to fill the vacated seats in the local administration - County Council president, mayor or local councilor - will be organized this Sunday in 19 counties concurrently with elections for the European Parliament.
Thus, in the Arges County, by-elections will be held for the position of County Council president.