Romania's coalition government has been sworn in for a second term after the shock cancellation of the presidential election due to alleged Russian interference.
Romania’s coalition government has been sworn in for a second term and will field a joint candidate in the upcoming presidential election after the shock cancellation of the vote due to alleged Russian meddling. Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu took the helm of his three-way coalition on Monday after weeks of political turmoil prompted by the scrapped election, picking retired liberal politician Crin Antonescu for the presidential poll, which is likely to take place in spring.
We have all learned from the mistakes of the past, Ciolacu said. It will not be an easy mandate. It is essential that this government restores investor confidence . . . Romanians need stability, reforms and security. The surprise win of a pro-Vladimir Putin ultranationalist, Călin Georgescu, in the first round of the now cancelled presidential vote, and far-right parties capturing a third of parliamentary seats in general elections, have sent Romania’s politics and economy into a tailspin. Fitch rating agency last week downgraded the country’s rating outlook to negative and warned of rising polarisation of Romanian society, casting doubt on how long the governing coalition will stay in office. After weeks of negotiations, the centre-left Social Democrats, the centre-right National Liberal party and the ethnic Hungarian minority party (UDMR) rekindled their previous alliance and agreed on Antonescu, who briefly served as president in 2012 while the then-president, Traian Băsescu, was suspended. Antonescu had retired from politics a decade ago. He told Digi24 TV that he had not requested to be the joint candidate but accepted the nomination because I also think it’s a very complicated political situation. Georgescu is not subject to any legal proceedings. However, the Constitutional Court could still invalidate his bid for presidency after it agreed with Romanian authorities’ assessment that he had benefited from an illegal campaign coordinated by Russia
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