Romania’s Parliament Passes Vote Of No Confidence On Prime Minister

Romania’s parliament has toppled the nine-month-old minority government of Prime Minister, Florin Citu in a vote of no confidence.

The motion was filed by the opposition Social Democrat Party, and supported by former coalition partner USR-Plus, and the far-right AUR party.

Romania, one of the European Union’s poorest member states, has been locked in a political impasse for a month, threatening its economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Citu, leader of the National Liberal Party, will stay on as caretaker prime minister until a new Prime Minister wins parliament’s confidence.