Incumbent President Traian Basescu speaks supporters at the end of the presidential elections runoff in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. Incumbent President Basescu was slightly ahead in a tight presidential runoff in Romania, election authorities said Monday, in an election Romanians hope will pull the country out of its worst political and economic crisis in 20 years. With 95.7 percent of the vote counted, election authorities said centrist Basescu polled 50.43 percent of the vote, while former foreign minister Mircea Geoana received 49.57 percent. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Incumbent President Traian Basescu speaks supporters at the end of the presidential elections runoff in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. Incumbent President Basescu was slightly ahead in a tight presidential runoff in Romania, election authorities said Monday, in an election Romanians hope will pull the country out of its worst political and economic crisis in 20 years. With 95.7 percent of the vote counted, election authorities said centrist Basescu polled 50.43 percent of the vote, while former foreign minister Mircea Geoana received 49.57 percent.

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  1. TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 10: Romanian President Traian Basescu, second left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, second right, look on as Romanian Ambassador to Japan Aurelian Neagu, left, shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Romania Natsuo Amemiya after signing their bilateral agreement, at Hatoyama's official residence on March 10, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.
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  4. Romania's President Traian Basescu (L) presents Moldova's acting president Mihai Ghimpu with a Romanian state award during their meeting in Chisinau January 27, 2010.
  5. Romania's President Traian Basescu (L) gestures next to Prime Minister Emil Boc during a family photo after a swearing in ceremony at Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest December 23, 2009. Romania's centrist governing coalition won the approval of parliament on Wednesday on a promise to take unpopular measures to ward off the financial crisis and meet the requirements of an IMF-led rescue deal.
  6. Romanian President Traian Basescu (2nd L) listens to Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) while Romanian first lady Maria Basescu (2nd R) chats with Japanese Empress Michiko (R) prior to their luncheon at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo March 10, 2010. Basescu is in Japan on a three-day visit.
  7. Romania's President Traian Basescu gestures upon his arrival at an informal summit of European Union heads of state and government in Brussels February 11, 2010. EU leaders will lay the groundwork for a financial rescue of Greece at a summit on Thursday, but any support is likely to require a big commitment from Athens on getting its economy in order.
  8. Romanian President Traian Basescu is seen before a press conference in Chisinau, Moldova Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. This is Basescu's first official visit abroad after being elected to a second term and also the first since Moldovan authorities last year accused Romania of trying to overthrow Moldova's government.
  9. Victor Ponta, right, the new leader of Romania's main opposition formation, the Social Democracy Party, speaks to former leader Mircea Geoana, left, as party founder Ion Iliescu, center, looks on during a congress in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. Ponta defeated in a late night vote Mircea Geoana, who failed to win the country's presidential election in December 2009.
  10. Victor Ponta, the new leader of Romania's main opposition formation, the Social Democracy Party, delivers a speech during a congress in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. Ponta defeated in a late night vote Mircea Geoana, the former party head, who failed to win the country's presidential election in December 2009.
  11. Victor Ponta, the new leader of Romania's main opposition formation, the Social Democracy Party, looks on during a congress in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. Ponta defeated in a late night vote Mircea Geoana, the former party head, who failed to win the country's presidential election in December 2009.

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