Alliance of Liberals and Democrats

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, also Executive President of the Social Democratic Party (PSD, main at rule, ed.

Thousands of people protested on Wednesday evening in Bucharest and in other cities against the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code adopted by MPs and chanted slogans against the Government and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) ruling coalition, as well as against social-democrat leader, Liviu Dragnea.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Thursday at the meeting with the Social-Democrat pensioners, that she will not resign as long as she has the support of the Social Democratic Party (PSD, major at rule, ed.n.) leader Liviu Dragnea and that of the governing coalition (PSD-ALDE, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, minor at rule, ed.n.).

ALDE Chair Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Saturday that since December 2016, the PSD-ALDE coalition has not had simple days but it is on a good track.

Leaders of Romania's ruling centre-left coalition on Monday said they were considering the formation of a new committee in parliament to investigate the possible existence and workings of a "deep state" - as their conflict with anti-graft prosecutors worsens.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced that the activity of each minister in her Cabinet will be assessed on a monthly basis, together with the leaders of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) - the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) coalition, Liviu Dragnea and Calin Popescu Tariceanu.

Romania's ruling Social Democrat-led government survived its first impeachment motion in parliament on Thursday, as the opposition, civil society activists and trade unions called for renewed protests against various measures taken by the government this year.

A bill submitted by Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party, PSD, requires non-governmental organizations to declare their sources of funding every six months or face dissolution, causing great concern among civic activists and opposition party politicians in Bucharest. 

Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party is set to announce a new government on Wednesday after a two-week-long political crisis that raised questions over stability and threatened the economy.  

Romania's ruling Social Democrats readied on Monday for consultations with President Klaus Iohannis on naming a new Prime Minister, having impeached their own cabinet last week.

Iohannis stressed that his main concern was the new Prime Minister's integrity, adding that he would not appoint a candidate who had been sentenced for any type of crime, including corruption.