Victor-Viorel Ponta (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈviktor ˈponta]; born 20 September 1972) is a Romanian jurist and politician who currently serves as Prime Minister of Romania since being appointed by President Traian Băsescu in May 2012. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and its leader since 2010, he was also joint leader (2012-2014) of the then-governing Social Liberal Union (USL), an alliance with the National Liberal Party...
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Victor-Viorel Ponta (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈviktor ˈponta]; born 20 September 1972) is a Romanian jurist and politician who currently serves as Prime Minister of Romania since being appointed by President Traian Băsescu in May 2012. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and its leader since 2010, he was also joint leader (2012-2014) of the then-governing Social Liberal Union (USL), an alliance with the National Liberal Party...