RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

Political Negotiations in Bucharest

The election laws in Romania seem to be a priority with Romanian politicians this year.

Political Negotiations in Bucharest
Political Negotiations in Bucharest

, 29.01.2015, 13:27

Almost three months after the organizational disaster that defined November’s presidential elections, which affected mostly Romanian voters in the Diaspora, the unfortunate episode has not been erased from the public agenda.



The election winner, Klaus Iohannis, is now proposing a less complicated election system, likely to ease the voting process especially for the Romanians outside the country borders. Changing the general voting system is a topic that Klaus Iohannis has discussed with parliamentary parties. The President proposed, among other things, a calendar for the endorsement of the new election law, having as deadline the end of this year’s first parliamentary session.


Klaus Iohannis: “We have agreed that by the end of the first parliamentary session we should have a law on the voting system in the Diaspora, new laws on the local and parliamentary elections and also on the financing of parties and election campaigns.”



The election law needs to be improved, so that Romanians abroad can cast their votes in the best conditions, party representatives have said. There have been several proposals in this respect. The main party in the left-of-center coalition in power, the Social Democratic Party, through the voice of his leader, PM Victor Ponta, has proposed that the Standing Election Authority should also organize the elections abroad. The Conservative Party, another member of the ruling coalition, as well as the representatives of national minorities, supports this idea.



On the other hand, according to Vasile Blaga, co-leader of the center-right National Liberal Party, the main opposition party wants a vote-by-mail system to be introduced.



Vasile Blaga: “We are consistent with our ideas and we believe that Romanian citizens must be allowed to cast their vote no matter where they are on the day of voting. That is why we support the vote-by-mail system”.



The Dan Diaconescu Party of the People, in opposition, shares the Liberals’ view and has, in turn, two exotic initiatives of their own — a compulsory voting system and setting the voting age at 16. According to political analysts, not being an election year makes 2015 the best time for a serious debate on election laws that should generate voter-friendly solutions at home and abroad. It’s been too long since election laws have been serving party interests instead of voters and now it is time to change that.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (Source: NATO)
Today in the News Tuesday, 05 November 2024

NATO must stay united

NATO will work with the winner of the US elections, whoever that person may be and will do its best to stay united, NATO secretary general Mark Rutte...

NATO must stay united
Maia Sandu (Photo: presedinte.md)
Today in the News Monday, 04 November 2024

Moldova stays on path to Europe

Moldova’s pro-European president Maia Sandu won a new  4-year term in Sunday’s second round run-off, with over 55% of the votes cast in the...

Moldova stays on path to Europe
The head of the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP), Toni Grebla
Today in the News Monday, 04 November 2024

Election campaigns in Romania

    The campaign for the general election in Romania started last week, at midnight on Thursday, and will end on 30 November. During this...

Election campaigns in Romania
November 1 - National Radio Day
Today in the News Friday, 01 November 2024

Radio Romania 96

Radio Romania has celebrated 96 years since it first entered the listeners houses from Romania and abroad. On November 1 1928 the Romanians were able...

Radio Romania 96
Today in the News Thursday, 31 October 2024

Romanians’ concerns

Romanians and Austrians are the most satisfied with their lives among the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Europe, but the former are significantly...

Romanians’ concerns
Today in the News Thursday, 31 October 2024

Republic of Moldova, crucial final

On November 3, the citizens of the Republic of Moldova have to choose, for the position of head of state, between the pro-European Maia Sandu, the...

Republic of Moldova, crucial final
Today in the News Wednesday, 30 October 2024

Drones, a security issue

The Romanian Ministry of National Defense has placed under decisional transparency a bill that improves airspace security measures. The bill, which...

Drones, a security issue
Today in the News Wednesday, 30 October 2024

The Fugitive Law is constitutional

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) has rejected the referral of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) in relation to the so-called...

The Fugitive Law is constitutional

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company