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February 28, 2013

Romania’s president has a change of heart about retirement: long holiday after 2014 but back to politics
Feb 28, 2013

Romania’s president has a change of heart about retirement: long holiday after 2014 but back to politics.
Romanian president Traian Basescu, who will end his mandate in 2014, has had a change of heart about retiring. After saying he does not want to go back to politics after ending his presidential mandate, Basescu changed his mind and recently said he intends to stay politically active, but he (...)
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