Iohannis

Romania's President-elect Klaus Iohannis has argued that the country is in need of deep change.

Speaking at his first press conference after Sunday's presidential runoff, Iohannis said that voters had made it clear that the country was in need of thorough change.

He claimed that the election results were a signal to him and to the political class.

National Liberal Party (PNL) leader, Klaus Iohannis asked the Parliament on Monday to introduce on its Tuesday's agenda the amnesty and pardon law - and reject it.

Iohannis also urged the legislature to address the prosecutors' requests of authorization to launch criminal investigations of some MPs.

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The National Liberal Party (PNL) chair, Klaus Iohannis has asked incumbent president Traian Basescu on Monday to withdraw the ambassadors from the countries where the Romanian nationals were "humiliated" with reference to the way the voting process abroad took place.

Liberal head Klaus Iohannis dedicated his win in Sunday's presidential elections to the Romanians and stressed Romania 'has built up strength to get well'.

Klaus Werner Iohannis, often described as a rare "gentleman" in Romania's politics which is often marked by brawls and infighting, is the winner of Romania's 2014 presidential run-off.

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Christian Liberal Alliance's candidate Klaus Iohannis got 54.81 percent in the second round of the presidential elections on Sunday, while incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party - National Union for Romania's Progress - Conservative Party alliance got 45.18 percent of the votes.

Sibiu mayor Klaus Iohannis is to be the new President of Romania after Sunday's run-off, according to partial official results.

Exit polls had suggested Iohannis, an ethnic German, and Prime Minister Victor Ponta were running neck and neck.

Ponta has conceded defeat, according to Agerpres agency.

Christian Liberal Alliance's candidate Klaus Iohannis got 55.79 percent in the second round of the presidential elections on Sunday, while incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party - National Union for Romania's Progress - Conservative Party alliance got 44.20 percent of the votes.

Incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the presidential candidate of the Social Democrat Party - National Union for Romania's Progress - Conservative Party acknowledged the victory of Klaus Iohannis of the Christian Liberal Alliance in the presidential runoff election on Sunday. He thanked Romanians for voting and said the people was always right.

Political analyst Radu Magdin has stated on Sunday evening that the score announced by the exit-polls for the second round of the presidential elections is very tight, and the competition between Victor Ponta and Klaus Iohannis "will play out" until the end of the vote count.