Basescu

/ bæʲsɛskuː /

noun

1. BasescuTraian1951MRomanianPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: head of state Traian . born 1951, Romanian politician, president of Romania from 2004

Example Sentences

Elena Udrea, a former centre-right minister, lawmaker and close political ally of former president Basescu was handed an eight-year prison term.

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Basescu and Udrea denied any wrongdoing.

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Similarly, Ioana Basescu instigated others to offer bribes and launder money, prosecutors said.

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The court in Bucharest gave Ioana Basescu, a public notary, a five-year prison sentence.

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Basescu, now a European MP, became president in 2004 on a reformist, anti-graft drive and won a second five-year term in 2009.

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