Romanian press debates the European Parliamentary elections. Elsewhere in the news, Social Democratic Party leader and president of the Senate Mircea Geoana accuses incumbent president Traian Basescu for redrawing the troops from Irak without consultation. Last but not least, Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu’s film „Police, Adjective” won the Transilvanian trophy, the most prestigious award in Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF).
The press debates the new Romanian MEPs.Gandulhas prepared mini-dossiers for each of the 33 elected to represent Romania in Brussels. These are:
PSD+PC alliance: Adrian Severin, Rovana Plumb, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Adriana Ţicău, Daciana Sârbu, Corina Creţu, Victor Boştinaru, Sabin Cutaş, Sorin Ivan, Ioan Enciu, Vasilica Dăncilă
PD-L: Theodor Stolojan, Monica Macovei, Traian Ungureanu, Cristian Preda, Marian Jean Marinescu, Iosif Matula, Oana Antonescu, Rareş Niculescu, Petru Luhan, Sebastian Bodu
PNL: Norica Nicolai, Adina Vălean, Renate Weber, Ramona Mănescu, Cristian Buşoi
UDMR: Laszlo Tokes, Iuliu Winkler, Sogor Csaba
PRM: Corneliu Vadim Tudor, George Becali
Independent candidate: Elena Băsescu
Adrian Severin became famous for not knowing the formula for water (H2O). Theodor Stolojan was appreciated for its economic skills, but is known to be a quitter: he quit the 2004 presidential elections and he gave up the Prime Minister role immediately after being elected in 2008. Elena Basescu is the incumbent president youngest daughter, known for her previous model career and night life. The paper goes on to give details about the new MEPs assets and their popularity standard.
Evenimentul Zileishows Romania’s sending to Brussels Romania Mare Party (PRM) leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor, known for his extremism, who believes in numerology
