"Romania has had no less than 11 elected prime ministers, seven interim leaders, and 19 different cabinets since the constitutional crisis of 2012, indicating chronic instability."
"The no-confidence motion passed with 281 votes in favor across the 464 seats of the two houses of parliament, marking a significant political shift."
"For the first time in Romania's post-communist history, a pro-European party joined forces with a far-right party to bring down a government, collapsing the previously agreed 'firewall' against the far right."
Romania has experienced chronic political instability, with no prime minister completing a full term since 2004. The recent no-confidence vote ousted Ilie Bolojan's cabinet after just ten months. Notably, the Social Democratic Party allied with the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians to file the motion, breaking a previous consensus among pro-democracy parties. This unprecedented collaboration raises concerns about the far-right's potential rise to power if snap elections occur, following a prolonged crisis within Bolojan's government that began with the withdrawal of Social Democratic ministers.
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