Romania: Upcoming Election and Referendum · Global Voices
Veronica Khokhlova

Kosmopolit writes about the Nov. 25 referendum on changing the voting system in Romania – and on the not-so-popular election to the European Parliament: “…being elected for the European Parliament would mean being “banned” from the Romanian political scene exactly in the important electoral year 2008 (with presidential and parliamentary elections in Romania). That is why the lists of the main political parties consist of many low profile candidates…”