In Romania agreement between pro-European parties for a coalition government
After ruling by the Constitutional Court, the presidential process starts from scratch: next elections only in spring
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A Romania split in two, between pro-Russians and pro-Europeans. And to think that Cavour looked at Romania as an example of national unity and as a country of opportunity for our workers who migrated to build the Transylvanian railways. Now it is on the brink of a political-electoral precipice that has been reached in the last three weeks, in view of the presidential elections. The runoff was supposed to take place on Sunday 8 December. In the first round, Călin Georgescu, a pro-Russian, nationalist, Nato-critic, was ahead. A semi-unknown candidate who won the runoff against Elena Lasconi, from the centre-right. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu - leader of the social-democratic, pro-European party - placed third and was therefore excluded from the ballot.
However, the Supreme Court annulled the election 48 hours before the polls opened on Friday on suspicion of pro-Romanian interference. Now the election process starts from scratch: Romania's pro-European parties have reached an agreement to form a government majority that excludes the right and potentially supports a single candidate for re-run elections. The new government will have to draw up a new timetable for the presidential elections, which will probably be held in the first part of 2025.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Liberal Party (NLP), the Union Save Romania (Usr), the Hungarian Minority Party (Udmr) and the Parliamentary Group of National Minorities announced their agreement on a common government programme and a united candidate for the new presidential elections in Romania. "Today, the pro-European formations Pds, Pnl Usr, Udmr and the Parliamentary Group of National Minorities announce their firm commitment to form a pro-European majority in the Romanian Parliament, and to support a possible common pro-European candidate in the presidential elections." This is the statement released by the local media in Bucharest.
The aim is to work on a common programme based on development and reforms. To this end, it was decided to create a joint commission to set up a government 'table'.
Among other things, this includes a reduction in public spending and bureaucracy in the public administration.
