
UPDATE: Romania’s Liberal PM Loses No-Confidence Vote
President Nicușor Dan vows to steer his country in the right direction.

President Nicușor Dan vows to steer his country in the right direction.

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 Social Democrats withdraw support from Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, leaving his government without a majority

The coalition crisis in Bucharest reflects falling poll numbers for the Social Democrats and growing competition from the right-wing nationalists.

The emergency measure will eliminate roughly 19,000 posts as Bucharest scrambles to rein in the EU’s widest budget gap.

The right-wing candidate finished in second place in Sunday’s local elections in Romania’s capital.
Following his Presidential victory in May, President Dan is working on choosing a cabinet that would end the deepening turmoil in Romania.

Romania has “learned the necessary lessons” from last year’s annulled election and will conduct the next one according to “democratic standards,” Interim President Ilie Bolojan promised.