Victor Ponta
Centrist Nicușor Dan faces uphill battle to beat Simion in Romanian presidential runoff
Mayor of Bucharest has a daunting deficit to bridge with hard-right opponent.
Who can beat Romanian nationalist presidential candidate George Simion?
Here we go again! How to watch Romania’s do-over election like a pro
Romanian presidential candidate fights her own party to stay in election race
The Romanian election scenarios scaring Brussels
Romanian presidential hopeful faces fury after admitting role in flooding villages
Romanian centrists drop own presidential candidate to support pro-EU Bucharest mayor
After Georgescu’s disqualification, here’s who’s running for president of Romania
Authorities have cleared a dozen candidates for the May election — and rejected a dozen others. Meet the runners and riders here.
Romania’s presidential election a big test for social democrats
The PSD has been a force in Romanian politics since the fall of communism, but its fortunes are on the wane.
Europe waits on Romania
Ursula von der Leyen needs Bucharest to nominate a commissioner but there’s no government to do it.
Romanian government falls
The move complicates the country’s need to find a European commissioner.
Romania’s rulers take Euroskeptic turn
Brussels-bashing highlights schism on center left as European election nears.
Romanian government headed for a clash with Europe and its own people
“Romania’s powerful Social Democratic leader is unravelling the judicial system, and Europe needs to stop him,” says PRO Romania founder Victor Ponta’s in this opinion.
Romania en Marche
Former Romanian PM Victor Ponta wants to create a new pro-European, progressive space — if he can stay out of jail.
Romanian coalition pulls support for own PM
Sorin Grindeanu refused to resign, even though nearly all his cabinet has quit.
Clock ticking in Romanian corruption showdown
Government, protesters face off over measure to water down punishments for graft.
Pragmatism is a winner for Romanian Left
A down-to-earth approach and the disarray of their opponents hand victory to the Social Democrats.
Romania’s Social Democrats on track for landslide election win
A year after the PSD’s Victor Ponta was ousted as PM by popular protests, the party is poised to take back power.
The DNA of Romania’s anti-corruption success
Romania makes strides on tackling graft while Bulgaria struggles.
Skyhigh drug prices made Romania mull unusual path
The country would have been the first to use the strategy to lower Hepatitis C costs. But then politics intervened.
Romania’s corruption crackdown pays off
Justice minister leads the long, hard fight against graft.
Romanian PM gives caretaker cabinet a Brussels flavor
Romania’s new government leaders makes his cabinet choices.
Former commissioner to be Romanian prime minister
Former agriculture commissioner named as Ponta’s successor.
‘Corruption kills’ protests won’t stop with Ponta
Romanian demonstrators hark back to the revolution that toppled Ceaușescu.
Romanian PM Ponta steps down after protests
The Social Democrat premier was already under pressure over corruption charges.
French water executive charged in Romania corruption probe
Romania corruption fights lands French businessmen.
Romania’s Ponta survives no-confidence vote
Romania’s Victor Ponta hangs on to power despite facing corruption charges.
Romanian PM indicted for corruption
Victor Ponta’s governing coalition is at risk of collapsing.
Romanian prime minister charged with corruption
Ponta, who maintains his innocence, faces charges of fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering.
Romanian leader’s surgery abroad panned
Questions are being asked about why Victor Ponta traveled to Istanbul for a knee operation.
Embattled Romanian leader claims bum knee, steps aside
After years of pressure to crack down on corruption, Romanian prosecutors are starting to target some big fish.