Romania elections

Niculescu’s profile differs from those of his predecessors in ways that could reduce partisan friction

President Nicușor Dan must now decide between a new nomination and snap elections

The PM-designate files a 170-seat cabinet as PSD, the party that toppled Bolojan, still controls the vote - and the unanswered LNG file

A reported remark on Kimberly Guilfoyle pushing Romania’s government to collapse draws scrutiny

The prime minister-designate has finalised his government with PNL, USR and UDMR, but the three parties fall short of the 233 votes needed

Outside the courthouse around 300 supporters shouted “Freedom!”, “Călin Georgescu, president!” and “Călin, the people are with you”

A Bucharest court is due to rule later today on whether the former presidential candidate remains in detention

Prosecutors have not yet announced whether Georgescu will be placed under preventive arrest

The well-connected EPP vice-president steps in after four months of deadlock, with AUR polling near 40 percent if snap elections follow another failed investiture

After five years the country has secured less than half the original European funding while strategic projects vanish and reforms stall

Many see Siegfried Mureșan - a long-time Brussels insider - as disconnected from domestic priorities

President Nicușor Dan and his nominee defy their own parties in bid for PSD-supported government