Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), said he had a "very ...

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The first round of Romania's presidential elections is less than a week away, and for the first time since 2000, there is no ...

By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Former National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Ludovic Orban, now the head of the new Forta Drepeti ...

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was "kidnapped" in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, ...

While Șoșoacă stood little chance of making the second round of voting, her presence on the ballot would have split the ...

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"Apathy" is the main reason why voters do not go to the polls, according to sociologist Gelu Duminica. In his opinion, a "serious political debate" and attracting "the undecided" are the only ...

The world's richest man has just been given even more influence and power. He's been chosen to head the newly created ...

Romania's presidential election is proving divisive as the leftist prime minister and far right opposition leader look ...