Prime Ministers of Romania

The Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu sees himself as the most qualified person to become the prime minister of Romania out of those cited by incumbent PM Victor Ponta as his possible successors in the event that he won the Nov. 16 presidential runoff.

Incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, running for president with the support of the alliance made up with his Social Democrat Party (PSD) - National Union for Romania's Progress - Conservative Party, reminds he began governing on a budget deficit of 4.8 percent of the GDP in 2011, and says his successor will start from a budget surplus over the first 10 months of 2014; he hopes t

MEP Monica Macovei, one of the presidential candidates defeated in the first round, promises her support to runoff contender Klaus Iohannis, the candidate of the Christian Liberal Alliance, facing incumbent PM Victor Ponta in the second round, with some 'minimal conditions to safeguard the rule of law and the democracy in Romania.'

Florin Georgescu says the talks about his possible appointment as prime minister will take place after the presidential election runoff.

The Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis said Wednesday there's the need for a public debate between him and his challenger Victor Ponta, adding that the West University in Timisoara would be the perfect location, 25 years after the 1989 Revolution.

Incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta, running for president with the support of the alliance made up with his Social Democrat Party (PSD) - National Union for Romania's Progress - Conservative Party, says many liberals have joined the leader of the new Reformist Liberal Party (PLR) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu.

The main option of the ruling coalition for the office of prime minister after November 18 is Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta told a meeting of the ruling coalition at Parliament Palace in Bucharest, adding that First Vice Governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Florin Georgescu and head of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) George Maior

National leader of the Reformist Liberal Party (PLR) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, who finished third in the November 2 first round of the presidential election, on Tuesday announced having been mandated by his party colleagues to endorse Victor Ponta, the candidate of an alliance of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) and the Conservativ

Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) leader, on Tuesday announced that he would have a meeting with Social Democratic Party (PSD) Chairman, Prime Minister Victor Ponta, pointing out that his objective was 'to avoid any risk of Basescu's regime perpetuating through political heirs.'

Victor Ponta, endorsed by an alliance of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) and the Conservative Party (PC), won 40.44 per cent of the votes in the November 2 first round of the presidential election, while the endorsee of the Christian-Liberal Alliance (ACL) won 30.37 per cent, according to data released on Tuesday by the Central E