World & Nation
Traian Basescu took office as Romania’s third president since the communist regime fell in 1989, and he pledged to clean up rampant corruption and carry out reforms that will ready the country for European Union membership.
Dec. 21, 2004
Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu won an unexpected victory in Romania’s presidential runoff election, ending a decade of rule by former communists.
Dec. 14, 2004
President Traian Basescu said he would not resign, a day after the opposition-dominated parliament suspended him amid allegations that he had abused his position.
April 21, 2007
Romania’s president easily survived a referendum on his impeachment, according to exit polls, which showed a victory that he said reflected the popularity of his fight against corruption.
May 20, 2007
Three Romanian journalists were kidnapped in Iraq on Monday, Romanian President Traian Basescu said.
March 29, 2005
Memorial honors Holocaust dead
Oct. 9, 2009
Both candidates claimed victory in the Romanian presidential runoff vote, and exit polls showed Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Adrian Nastase in a virtual tie.
Dec. 13, 2004
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said his Cabinet would resign and early elections would be called after a court blocked justice reforms required by the European Union.
July 8, 2005
Leftist Social Democrats who promised to soften the effect of the global economic crisis won the most votes in parliamentary elections, projections showed.
Dec. 1, 2008
Exit polls showed no clear winner in Romania’s presidential election, and the vote will probably head to a runoff between a former ship’s captain with a populist message and a political veteran whose party is associated with the country’s Communist past.
Nov. 29, 2004