All newspapers on Monday read that a final decision on the political color of the government will be taken in a couple of days. Elsewhere in the news, Gazprom's board president Alexei Miller talks about the company's future strategies and its plans to invest more in Romania. Last but least, Romania's women handball team qualifies in the main group after a match against Denmark.
Cotidianul reads about the political rumors' market regarding the new possible Prime Minister. Democrat Liberals seem to rule the top, as rumors put forward five Democrat Liberal names while Social Democrats with four options and Liberals with only three.
The new names that aired on the hallways were that of PDL member Dumitru Oprea, former university dean in Iasi, North Romania and recently elected Iasi's representative in the House of Deputies. However, Oprea denied this possibility, declaring that there are many jokes around.
Another name is that of Liberal economist Daniel Daianu, currently a member of the European Parliament and former economist chief at the National Central Bank. His name was also mentioned in the last years as a possible solution for the Economy ministry.
Another name from the Liberal side was that of Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, former Foreign Affairs minister and currently chief of Romania's Foreign Intelligence Service. The newspaper reads that Democrat Liberals seem to have most of the possible candidates. However, time will tell whether all the media fuss in the last weeks will be worth it.
Gandul reads that most Social Democrats are ready to sign an alliance with the President, for the sake of power. Former PSD President Ion Iliescu declared that he was disappointed by the determination of some to get their hands on the power by any means.
Elsewhere in the news, Gazprom's board president Alexei Mille