Stolojan Withdraws From Romania Election
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Former Prime Minister Theodor Stolojan announced Saturday that he has withdrawn from Romania's presidential election because of poor health.
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Senior British politician Paddy Ashdown has withdrawn his candidacy for the role of United Nations representative in Afghanistan, he said in a statement Sunday.
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has conceded defeat in Sunday&#39;s presidential run-off election. Official results show that a colorful former ship&#39;s captain-turned-politician won Romania&#39;s presidency.
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Amid the fuss about the withdrawal of Theodor Stolojan from the presidential race and the launching of Traian Basescu's presidential candidacy, too little attention has been given to an important statement.
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The former SDLP Lord Mayor of Belfast announces that he will be retiring from Northern Ireland politics.
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Romanian President Ion Iliescu steps down after elections today in what some hail as the final exit of Europe&#39;s last reigning communist-era leader from the political scene.
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Marwan Barghouti withdrew his name as a candidate for the Palestinian presidency today after bowing to increasing pressure from Fatah leaders.
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BUCHAREST, May 21 (IPS) - A decision by parliament to oust Romanian President  Traian Basescu was overturned in a historic referendum that has  endorsed his wide popular appeal despite recent political  turmoil.
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Romania's presidential election ended in suspense as exit polls disagreed on whether Prime Minister Adrian Nastase had won narrowly or tied with his centre-right rival Traian Basescu.
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Outgoing Romanian President Ion Illiescu has bowed to public pressure and cancelled a pardon he granted to jailed miners' leader Miron Cozma.
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Bucharest, Romania (Sports Network) - Anghel Iordanescu resigned as coach of Romania Friday following Wednesday&#39;s disappointing 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw with Armenia.
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The bitterly fought contest to become president of Romania was too close to call last night after a run-off ballot placed the outgoing prime minister in a dead heat with the mayor of Bucharest, according to exit polls.
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An aide says jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has withdrawn from the presidential campaign.
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BUCHAREST, Romania - Exit polls showed no clear winner in Romania&#39;s presidential election Sunday, forcing a runoff next month between a former ship&#39;s captain with a populist message and a political veteran embodying the communist past.
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Exit polls from Romania&#39;s presidential run-off on Sunday showed the race between Social Democrat Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and opposition leader Traian Basescu was too close to call.
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BUCHAREST, Dec. 13. - Prime Minister Mr Adrian Nastase conceded defeat in Romaniaâs presidential runoffs today, calling opponent Mr Traian Basescu the countryâs future President.
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Veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov withdrew from Russia's presidential race on Wednesday, saying the opposition needed to put forward a single candidate in the March election to withstand the Kremlin's "foul play".