In Bucharest, they expect the prime minister’s change after the election result
The future of the Romanian Prime Minister is in question after a candidate for the Populist Right won over 40% of the vote in the first round of the presidential vote on Sunday, and supported by the ruling coalition remained in third place and will not appear to run.
George Simion said that if he wins and after two weeks, he would propose nationalist Kalin George, who was forbidden to run, and both were investigated to finance their campaigns.
Independent Nikushor Dan will face the « Simion » Trumpist
In Bucharest at 1 pm, a meeting of the three parties in the government (at 5 pm only their leaders are gathered) and the media speculates that it is possible to follow their change as well as the government’s framework.
« According to political sources, the coalition leaders have agreed that a radical change is needed, so Prime Minister Marcel Choluki will announce his resignation today, and President Ilie Boloyan will appoint a temporary prime minister from the current ministers.
- Following the election success on Sunday, the Social Democratic Party of the Prime Minister will have a new temporary chairman until the domestic elections and one of the most circulated options is Olguza Vasilescu.
- The Romania Salvation Union of Elena Laskoni remained officially without a leader after she resigned last night – she remained less than 3% of the vote in the country and just over 3% abroad (but also in the final right of her own party did not support her and left her without a campaign). There will be a leader after the runoff.
- The situation is also complicated in the ruling National Liberal Party (it heard votes for leaving the government) and the Union of Hungarians in Romania, whose decisions can influence the fate of the government.
The lost to decide who they will support officially or not, and it seems logical to stand for Nikushor Dan for the second round on May 18, as a clearly recognizable representative of the pro -European forces. Given the widespread dissatisfaction of the government voters, it is not certain that this will not turn against it.
Cholaku rejected the idea of resignation when reporters asked him on Sunday night. « The Social Democrats and Liberals are in a very difficult position, » said political scientist Christian Pirvulescu, quoted by Reuters. « Even if this coalition continues, it will not stay for long and the risk of splitting in the two parties is very high. »
Reuters commented that Simion’s victory could isolate Romania, undermine private investment and destabilize the Eastern NATO flank, where Bucharest plays a key role in providing logistics support to Ukraine while she is fighting a three -year Russian invasion, political observers say.
This would also expand the European Union cohort in the European Union, which already includes Hungarian and Slovak prime minister at a time when Europe is struggling to formulate its response to US President Donald Trump, the agency added. Simion said in an interview these days that he was led by a « trump » party.
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