Nastase opens election campaign

BUCHAREST - Ilie Nastase, the former darling of Wimbledon and other top tennis venues, officially opened his election campaign…

BUCHAREST - Ilie Nastase, the former darling of Wimbledon and other top tennis venues, officially opened his election campaign yesterday to become mayor of Bucharest.

Polls show Nastase (49), a candidate of the Rumanian Social Democratic Party of President Ion Iliescu, already has a comfortable lead in the race.

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