Politics of Romania

Romanian Govt Faces No-Confidence Vote

The opposition Liberal Party, PNL, on Tuesday filed a no-confidence motion against the center-left government of Victor Ponta, which the government is likely to survive.

The PNL says the Prime Minister and ruling coalition should step down as they had failed to manifest "a clear foreign policy” in the context of the crisis in neighbouring Ukraine.

Liberals Close to Quitting Romania Coalition

Romania's centre-left coalition looked close to splitting up after Klaus Johanis, a leader of National Liberal Party, PNL, on Monday said he was “not very optimistic that the coalition will survive tomorrow.

“We failed to find a solution to the proposed cabinet changes. As a result, our party will decide on Tuesday if our ministers will leave the government or not,” he added.

Party Dispute Threatens Romania Coalition

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Wednesday took over the role of interim Finance Minister while another member of his ruling Social Democrat Party, PSD, will temporarily head the economy portofolio.

The moves are the latest in a weeks-long feud among Romania’s ruling coalition members, which escalated after the parties failed to agree on cabinet changes.

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