Brussels, 23/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - 11 months after their accession to the EU, the Romanians will vote for their members of the European Parliament for the first time this Sunday 25 November. Some 18.3 million voters will be invited to choose 35 candidates from the lists presented by the 13 parties and one independent candidate. The MEPs will replace the 35 Romanian “observers” to the EP, who became full MEPs on 1 January 2007. The elections had initially been planned for 13 May, but were postponed due to the tense political situation between President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu. Relations between the leaders of the country are just as difficult today and early elections have been discussed many times. (H.B.)