Romanian Deputies' Chamber in a plenary sitting on Tuesday rejected the initiation of criminal proceedings against Prime Minister Victor Ponta, who is also a deputy from the main ruling Social Democratic Party.
The one-month election campaign ended on Saturday morning and over 18 million Romanians will be called to cast their vote for one of 14 presidential candidates, yet future head of state will most probably be determined on the runoff two weeks later.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Romania and the China-Central and Eastern Europe leaders' meeting will further bolster the cooperative ties between the two sides.