- Jul 6
UDMR warns Romania's PSD-PNL deadlock only benefits extremists, calls for compromise and presidential push
The leader of UDMR's deputies, Csoma Botond, says the two-month government vacuum is a 'kindergarten quarrel' that strengthens AUR and erodes trust, and he wants President Nicușor Dan to step in more actively.
- Jul 5
Traian Băsescu: President Nicușor Dan, PSD, PNL, and interim government all violating Romania's constitution
Former president Traian Băsescu says President Nicușor Dan has abandoned his role, the interim government of Ilie Bolojan is illegal after 60 days, and PSD and PNL have governed together for 20 years, sharing blame for economic mismanagement.
- Jun 29
Băsescu: Romania's government deadlock to persist until autumn as parties dodge early elections
Former president Traian Băsescu says Romania's political crisis will not be resolved before autumn, as all major parties and the president avoid triggering early elections while the country remains without a legitimate government.
- Jun 28
Romanian PM candidate Siegfried Mureșan accuses PSD of anti-Europeanism after party mocks his European credentials
Siegfried Mureșan, the MEP proposed for prime minister by the pro-European PNL-USR-UDMR coalition, said many Social Democrat politicians are anti-European and will keep Romania on the margin of Europe, responding to personal attacks from PSD mayor Lia Olguța Vasilescu.
- Jun 16
Adrian Veștea named Romanian prime minister amid degree controversy and political intrigue
Nicușor Dan named Adrian Veștea as Romania's prime minister on Sunday, the second designation after the fall of the Bolojan government. The move caught previous nominee Eugen Tomac by surprise, according to former president Traian Băsescu.
- Jun 15
PNL leadership votes to reject PSD coalition as Veștea nomination splits the party
Romania's National Liberal Party is in open conflict after President Nicușor Dan named Adrian Veștea prime minister-designate without consulting party leader Ilie Bolojan.
- Jun 12
Claudiu Manda: Tomac government will pass, Bolojan era ending amidst economic recession
PSD general secretary Claudiu Manda announced on Thursday in Craiova that he expects the government led by Eugen Tomac to win parliamentary approval, signaling the end of Ilie Bolojan's tenure as prime minister. Manda sharply criticized the current economic conditions, citing recession, inflation, and widespread dissatisfaction.
- 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.
