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802:"Cine câștigă la loteria redistribuirii: Blaga, Anastase, Udrea, Boagiu, Stănișoară" ("Who Wins the Redistribution Lottery: Blaga, Anastase, Udrea, Boagiu, Stănișoară")
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139:
128:
105:Succeeded by
53:
1309:1976 births
1176:V. Brătianu
521:and in the
394:(2007–2014)
386:(2006–2007)
259:Preceded by
205:Preceded by
198:Florin Cîțu
163:Preceded by
93:Preceded by
1303:Categories
1280:ad interim
1252:ad interim
665:References
562:re-elected
422:Alma mater
342:1976-04-02
1223:Antonescu
489:Biography
293:Incumbent
249:In office
183:In office
130:Incumbent
110:Dan Barna
63:President
54:In office
1228:Iohannis
1213:Stolojan
1198:Câmpeanu
946:Archived
886:Archived
838:Adevărul
767:Archived
706:Archived
684:Archived
495:Botoșani
457:Romanian
413:Children
352:Botoșani
239:(Acting)
86:(Acting)
1237:Gorghiu
1166:Sturdza
786:Profile
703:Profile
635:Olteanu
592:of the
546:elected
519:Austria
507:Russian
356:Romania
1276:acting
1270:Flutur
1248:acting
1242:Turcan
1208:Stoica
1096:Acting
681:Family
503:Moscow
400:Spouse
112:&
1288:Ciucă
1260:Orban
1233:Blaga
639:Orban
416:1 son
306:
143:
1265:Cîțu
1235:and
1181:Duca
1041:Ziua
1022:Ziua
954:Ziua
637:and
552:and
467:for
332:Born
1305::
1039:,
1020:,
971:,
952:,
911:,
892:,
836:,
736:^
727:,
661:.
533:.
354:,
344:)
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