Category: Klaus Iohannis

Romania’s Prime Minister-Designate Fails to Win Parliament Confidence

BUCHAREST—Romania’s designated Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos failed to win a parliamentary vote of confidence for his centrist minority cabinet on Wednesday, extending a political stalemate. Romania, one of the European Union’s poorest states, has been in political paralysis since a liberal-led cabinet was toppled by Parliament on Oct. 5, threatening the economic recovery from the…


Romanian Government Falls After No-Confidence Vote

BUCHAREST, Romania—Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu of the governing National Liberal Party was ousted Tuesday after a no-confidence motion in his government passed overwhelmingly, deepening an ongoing political crisis. The motion censure was filed by the opposition Social Democrat Party (PSD) and supported by former coalition partner USR-Plus and the far-right AUR party. The motion…