Fourth bid to end deadlock: President Nicușor Dan nominates diplomat Luca Niculescu as PM
Niculescu’s profile differs from those of his predecessors in ways that could reduce partisan friction
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Unsurprisingly, Siegfried Mureșan’s government falls in Parliament
President Nicușor Dan must now decide between a new nomination and snap elections
Mureșan takes his cabinet to parliament as the WSJ gas-corridor file hangs over the Bolojan collapse
The PM-designate files a 170-seat cabinet as PSD, the party that toppled Bolojan, still controls the vote - and the unanswered LNG file
U.S. ambassador to Athens pushed Balkan LNG deals through favored firm, WSJ reports
A reported remark on Kimberly Guilfoyle pushing Romania’s government to collapse draws scrutiny
Romania’s Mureșan names cabinet as parliamentary support remains uncertain
The prime minister-designate has finalised his government with PNL, USR and UDMR, but the three parties fall short of the 233 votes needed
Romania’s President faces stark choice between pro-EU MEP and socialist candidate for premiership
Many see Siegfried Mureșan - a long-time Brussels insider - as disconnected from domestic priorities
Romania’s political crisis deepens as liberal PM-designate Veștea courts socialist backing
President Nicușor Dan and his nominee defy their own parties in bid for PSD-supported government
Romanian parties deadlocked after first round of consultations hosted by the president
International rating agencies have warned that uncertainty could push Romania closer to a junk rating, raising borrowing costs and affecting the national currency
Romania’s parliament ousts pro-EU minority government in no-confidence vote
As support for the PSD eroded toward the far-right AUR, the two parties joined forces to topple the government despite denying any long-term alliance
Socialists flirting with the far right: the perils of a PSD-AUR convergence in Romania
The rapprochement has triggered alarm across European institutions, exposing cracks in the S&D family’s long-standing “firewall” against the far right
Analysis: political turbulence in Romania is an extension of PSD’s deepening crisis
Consultations at the presidential palace of Cotroceni are expected to determine whether the crisis leads to early elections
“The Moment of Truth”: Romania heads towards political crisis
95.7% of the Social Democrats territorial convention representatives withdrew support for Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan following an internal online ballot
