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Went to sleep with one president and woke up with the other!

The Americans have seen this in 2000, when George Bush won his first term in office over Al Gore. Of course, the scale is different, but the feeling is the same. Incumbent President Traian Basescu managed to have an overnight win over social-democrat Mircea Geoana. From over 18,000,000 million people who were eligible to vote, [...]

December 7, 2009 В· Radu Oprea В· No Comments
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And so, I could NOT vote!

It is quite difficult for me to explain how you want to vote, go to vote, waste five hours, and still not vote! But this is possible in Romania. Last Sunday, we had elections for the new President of Romania. Because I wasn’t in my hometown, I had to vote in a special voting section [...]

November 24, 2009 В· Radu Oprea В· No Comments
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