Romanians go to polls in presidential runoff / Iohannis Leaps Ahead to Win Romania Presidency / Iohannis declares war on corruption

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Series Details 16.11.14
Publication Date 16/11/2014
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Final previews and reports of the results of the 2nd Round of the Presidential Election in Romania, 16 November 2014.

Amid protests about the voting procedure abroad, Klaus Iohannis ended up winning the second round of the presidential election, defeating the pre-election favourite and also Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

On the 17 November 2014 Mr Ponta said he would not resign from his position as head of Romania’s Government and that he was determined to cooperate with the new president-elect.

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ESO: Background information: Romanian presidential election, 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/romanian-presidential-election-2014/
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The New York Times, 16.11.14: Romania's Prime Minister Concedes Defeat in Runoff http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/11/16/world/europe/ap-eu-romania-elections.html
The Guardian, 16.11.14: Klaus Iohannis wins Romanian presidential election http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/16/romania-klaus-iohannis-president
Deutsche Welle, 16.11.14: Romania's Iohannis wins, Ponta concedes http://dw.de/p/1DoPm
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European Council: The President: President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy congratulates Klaus Iohannis on his election as President of Romania http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/145781.pdf
Hotnews, 17.11.14: Victory for Iohannis is Anti-Ponta vote (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE153713-Victory-for-Iohannis-is-Anti-Ponta-vote
Romania Insider, 17.11.14: Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta says he won’t resign as long as he has Governing coalition’s support http://www.romania-insider.com/romanian-prime-minister-victor-ponta-says-he-wont-resign-as-long-as-he-has-governing-coalitions-support/135939/
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Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 18.11.14: Iohannis declares war on corruption http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER153847-Iohannis-declares-war-on-corruption
The Conversation, 18.11.14: Romania has avoided a Ponta presidency, but ‘the stranger’ is about to feel the heat https://theconversation.com/romania-has-avoided-a-ponta-presidency-but-the-stranger-is-about-to-feel-the-heat-34341
EUObserver, 21.11.14: [Analysis]: Romania's Obama moment http://euobserver.com/political/126609

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