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Romania's First Female, Muslim Prime Minister Rejected
Romania's president sparked fresh political turmoil Tuesday after rejecting a proposal by the election-winning leftist party to name the EU country's first female and first Muslim prime minister.
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Romanian PM Quits Over Club Blaze, But Protesters Unsatisfied
Romania's embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned Wednesday, after a deadly nightclub blaze prompted mass demonstrations, but his move failed to stop tens of thousands from taking to the streets for a second night.
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Bucharest Club Fire Turns Political as Rally Demands PM's Ouster
More than 20,000 people rallied in Bucharest Tuesday demanding Romania's prime minister resign over a deadly nightclub fire that claimed 32 lives.
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Romanian Prime Minister Survives No Confidence Vote
Romania's embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, barely a week since the start of his trial on wide-ranging corruption charges.
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Romania PM and Rival Neck-and-Neck in Presidential Runoff: Exit Polls
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his conservative opponent Klaus Iohannis were neck-and-neck in a presidential runoff vote, exit polls showed Sunday.
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Former Romania Prime Minister shoots self after court's sentence
Romania's former Prime Minister shot and wounded himself on Wednesday in an apparent suicide attempt, hours after the country's highest court ruled that he must serve a two-year prison sentence on corruption charges, the country's current Prime Minister said. Media reports said he had shot himself in the neck.
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Romania's government collapses after protests
Romania's government collapsed on Monday following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of raising public anger over biting cuts. Emil Boc, who has been a Prime Minister since 2008, said he was resigning "to ease the social situation" after thousands of Romanians took to the...
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Romania's First Female, Muslim Prime Minister Rejected
Romania's president sparked fresh political turmoil Tuesday after rejecting a proposal by the election-winning leftist party to name the EU country's first female and first Muslim prime minister.
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Romanian PM Quits Over Club Blaze, But Protesters Unsatisfied
Romania's embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned Wednesday, after a deadly nightclub blaze prompted mass demonstrations, but his move failed to stop tens of thousands from taking to the streets for a second night.
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Bucharest Club Fire Turns Political as Rally Demands PM's Ouster
More than 20,000 people rallied in Bucharest Tuesday demanding Romania's prime minister resign over a deadly nightclub fire that claimed 32 lives.
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Romanian Prime Minister Survives No Confidence Vote
Romania's embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, barely a week since the start of his trial on wide-ranging corruption charges.
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Romania PM and Rival Neck-and-Neck in Presidential Runoff: Exit Polls
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his conservative opponent Klaus Iohannis were neck-and-neck in a presidential runoff vote, exit polls showed Sunday.
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Former Romania Prime Minister shoots self after court's sentence
Romania's former Prime Minister shot and wounded himself on Wednesday in an apparent suicide attempt, hours after the country's highest court ruled that he must serve a two-year prison sentence on corruption charges, the country's current Prime Minister said. Media reports said he had shot himself in the neck.
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Romania's government collapses after protests
Romania's government collapsed on Monday following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of raising public anger over biting cuts. Emil Boc, who has been a Prime Minister since 2008, said he was resigning "to ease the social situation" after thousands of Romanians took to the...
