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Luca Niculescu
Luca Niculescu, born 25 April 1971, is a Romanian journalist turned diplomat with no party affiliation stated.
- Born
- 1971 (55 years), Bucharest
- Office
- Secretary of state 2022–
- Education
- University of Strasbourg, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the University of Bucharest
65%Probability · Prime Minister of Romania?
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He was ambassador to France, Monaco and Andorra from 2016 to 2022 and has been state secretary at the Foreign Ministry and national coordinator of Romania's OECD accession since 2022. He is named among the possible contenders for Prime Minister of Romania in 2026.
Career
Niculescu worked as a journalist for more than twenty years, at RFI Romania (editor-in-chief from 2000), Money Channel, TVR 1 and Digi24, and was a correspondent in Romania for French media. From 2016 to 2022 he was Romania's ambassador to France, Monaco and Andorra. In 2022 he became state secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and national coordinator of the accession process to the OECD, which Financiarul reports had 24 of 25 committees closed by May 2026. Press reports in September 2026 said President Nicușor Dan favoured him as prime minister; this was never officially confirmed.
- Secretary of state 2022–
- Ambassador of Romania to France 2016–2022
- Ambassador of Romania to Andorra 2016–2022
- Ambassador of Romania to Monaco 2016–2022
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Financiarul
Photo: Razvan Socol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
- Luca Niculescu 65%
Oct 2Oct 5Oct 7
Prime Minister of Romania?
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Niculescu | 55 | 65% | |
| Sorin Grindeanu | Centre-left | 52 | 11% |
| Alexandru Nazare | 46 | 10% | |
| Eugen Tomac | Centre-right | 45 | 2% |
| George Simion | Far right | 40 | 2% |
| Dan Motreanu | Centre-right | 56 | 2% |
| Ilie Bolojan | Centre-right | 57 | 2% |
| Alexandru Rogobete | Centre-left | 35 | 2% |
| Șerban Matei | 1% | ||
| Leonardo Badea | Centre-left | 51 | 1% |
| Victor Ponta | 54 | 1% | |
| Radu Burnete | 1% |