-- The sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Romania are not affected by the outcome of yesterday's presidential elections. -- We expect that the political environment will stabilize following the formation of a new government, and that this government will continue to comply with the IMF/EU program. LONDON (Standard&Poor's) Dec. 7, 2009--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that its sovereign credit ratings and outlook on the Republic of Romania (foreign currency BB+/Negative/B; local currency BBB-/Negative/A-3) are not affected by the outcome of yesterday's presidential elections. Provisional results indicate a very tight victory for the incumbent president, Traian Basescu (of the Democratic Liberal Party; DLP), who gained 50.3% of the vote. Mr. Basescu is likely to seek
