- 5d ago
AUR's number two publicly breaks with George Simion over PSD deal and demands Romania holds early elections
A public rift inside Romania's AUR party burst open on 14 July as its Senate leader, Petrișor Peiu, rejected leader George Simion's bid to trade support for the PSD for the Senate presidency, demanding early elections instead.
- Jul 9
Romanian poll puts far-right AUR at 36.4%, PNL surges to second place as crisis reshapes electorate
A July 2026 opinion poll shows the opposition AUR party at 36.4%, with the National Liberal Party (PNL) rising sharply to 22.4% as two months of political turmoil mobilise voters and redraw party support.
- Jul 6
PSD's Pucheanu: 'We want to change the bride, not divorce' PNL coalition
Ionuț Pucheanu, PSD vice-president and mayor of Galați, said the party is open to a new governing coalition with PNL, but wants Ilie Bolojan replaced as prime minister, comparing the situation to a marriage where only the bride needs changing.
- Jun 29
Fritz calls AUR the 'life insurance' of PSD, predicts party will install Grindeanu as prime minister
USR president Dominic Fritz launched a sharp attack on the far-right AUR party on Monday, accusing it of being a tool of the Social Democrats and claiming it will eventually vote to make PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu Romania's next prime minister.
- Jun 29
Silvia Uscov resigns from AUR, declares party no longer shares her values
Lawyer Silvia Uscov announced her resignation from the Alliance for the Union of Romanians on Monday, citing irreconcilable differences with the party's direction and its push for early elections.
- Jun 28
AUR senator says early elections only way out of Romania's political crisis, accuses president of overreach
Senator Petrișor Peiu, the AUR's parliamentary leader, has predicted a fragile PSD government led by Sorin Grindeanu will win investiture, while arguing that only early elections can break the deadlock and accusing President Nicușor Dan of overstepping constitutional bounds.
- Jun 27
PSD's Vasilescu: Grindeanu government would pass with UDMR backing, using Veștea votes as a starting point
PSD vice-president Lia Olguța Vasilescu stated Saturday that a monocolor government led by Sorin Grindeanu could secure parliamentary investiture if UDMR joins the social democrats, building on the 189 votes the Veștea cabinet received.
- Jun 23
Romania's parliament rejects Vestea, prolonging 47-day government void
Adrian Vestea, nominated by President Nicusor Dan on 14 June, received 189 votes in the 465-seat legislature, 44 short of the 233 majority needed, after the far-right AUR walked out. The defeat extends a political vacuum that began when Ilie Bolojan's government fell on 5 May.
- Jun 22
AUR refuses to back Veștea government, says pressure from president and PSD would destroy the party
AUR senators will not support Adrian Veștea's cabinet, leader Petrișor Peiu said on Monday, accusing President Nicușor Dan and PSD of trying to force the party into a vote he claims would be self-destructive.
- Jun 14
Romanian president nominates second prime minister in hours, AUR calls the move 'ridiculous' and threatens to block it
President Nicușor Dan designated PNL's Adrian Veștea to form a government after Eugen Tomac's resignation, drawing a furious reaction from opposition AUR senator Petrișor Peiu who called the proposal 'ridiculous' and compared it to interwar royal tactics.
- Jun 14
AUR accuses President Nicușor Dan of authoritarianism after Veștea designated prime minister, demands early elections
Romania's opposition AUR party says democracy has been suspended since December 2024 and demands early elections after President Nicușor Dan named Adrian Veștea as prime minister without party backing on Sunday.
- Jun 11
Nicușor Dan ally says suspension talk is not serious, warns early elections could bring surprises
Businessman Matei Păun, a close associate of President Nicușor Dan, has dismissed the AUR party's push to suspend the president as an attempt to undermine the institution, while warning that early elections could produce unexpected outcomes for those who seek them.
- Jun 4
Romanian president to name adviser Eugen Tomac as premier-designate, testing fractured parliament
President Nicușor Dan will announce his choice of premier-designate at 18:00 on Thursday, with adviser and MEP Eugen Tomac the expected pick. The nomination follows a month-long political vacuum after Ilie Bolojan's government was toppled by a no-confidence vote.
