
Romania Government Falls in Decisive Vote
An unlikely alliance between the Social Democrats and right-wing nationalists has toppled the pro-Brussels government in Bucharest.

An unlikely alliance between the Social Democrats and right-wing nationalists has toppled the pro-Brussels government in Bucharest.

Romanians are not rejecting Europe. They are rejecting a politics that hides behind Europe—one in which outcomes are perceived as shaped in Brussels rather than decided at home.

The emerging alliance between establishment and anti-establishment forces marks a sharp shift in Romania’s political landscape.

The right-wing candidate finished in second place in Sunday’s local elections in Romania’s capital.
The winner of the first round of the
presidential race in Romania is known for his anti-Hungarian tirades.

The ruling establishment parties failed to advance by a tiny margin—which many believe was the real reason behind the original election being annulled.
The governing coalition candidate only finished in third place.

George Simion is the new presidential frontrunner, but there are questions over whether he will share the same fate as his predecessor.

“Europe is now a dictatorship, Romania is under tyranny,” claimed Călin Georgescu, as his tear-gassed supporters clashed with riot police.

ECR co-president Nicola Procaccini: AUR party has ‘changed’; no longer too extreme to join the group.