The Holocaust in Romania

On the National Holocaust Remembrance Day, Romania pays homage to the memory of the innocent lives taken during that dark period, Prime Minister Victor Ponta wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday.

The former leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Crin Antonescu announced that Liberal head Klaus Iohannis was elected on Monday as the party's candidate for the presidential elections to be held in November in Romania.

Liberal (PNL) senator Crin Antonescu on Thursday stated, in response to a statement made by President Traian Basescu that the National Liberal Party (PNL) should publicly regret the "coup d'etat" of 2012, that there was no coup d'etat in 2012 and what is to be remembered of that "dramatic" summer is the people's wish expressed in an "overwhelming referendum."

Former Liberal Chairman Crin Antonescu on Saturday said that the National Liberal Party (PNL) would never give up its name, pointing out that the decisions to be made in the Congress were the responsibility of all party's members.

Liberal Klaus Iohannis stated on Monday that he has taken up the ad-interim chairmanship of the National Liberal Party (PNL).

"According to the statutes, as first vice chairman, I have taken the ad-interim chairmanship of the party," said Iohannis.

National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman on Saturday announced his intention of not running for President in the elections this year, as a step towards speeding up the project of unifying the Right-Wing forces and for designating as soon as possible a single candidate of the Right-Wing to Romania's Presidency.

Resigning chairman of the opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) Crin Antonescu said Thursday evening that he can surely be a candidate in this November's presidential election in Romania and that he can even win the election.

He reiterated that he will not run for PNL's national chairmanship, or else he would have not resigned the office in the first place.

The National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) have decided to build together a solid, lasting political project, the PNL outgoing leader Crin Antonescu announced on Wednesday, at the end of a meeting with the Liberal Democrats' leadership.

Resigning chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Crin Antonescu said Tuesday evening 'there is availability inside PNL for a merger of Right parties.' He believes any merger has its complications, but insists that currently PNL has no appetite for forging a new alliance.