Romania’s pro-Europe government collapses unleashing fresh turmoil
Summary
Romania’s pro-European government fell after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament, causing political instability less than a year after the coalition began. The Social Democrats and the far-right party AUR joined forces to bring down the government, while the president plans to try to rebuild the coalition under a new prime minister.Key Facts
- Romania’s government lost a confidence vote with 281 votes against it in a 464-seat parliament.
- The vote was initiated by the Social Democrats (PSD) and the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR).
- The prime minister, Ilie Bolojan, described the vote as artificial and said he acted in the country’s urgent interest.
- AUR is now the most popular party in polls with about 37% support since last year.
- President Nicuşor Dan, a centrist, will try to form a new government and has ruled out a far-right administration.
- The four-party pro-European coalition included PSD, PNL (Bolojan’s party), USR, and another party.
- The government pursued austerity measures to reduce Romania’s budget deficit, lowering it from 9.3% to 7.9%.
- The government needs to continue reforms to secure about €10 billion in European Union recovery funds by August.
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