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Pro-European parties eye parliamentary majority to counter far-right surge in Romania

December 4, 2024

Romania’s mainstream centrist parties, namely the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), the reformist Union Save Romania (USR), and the party of the ethnic Hungarian minority, UDMR, are set to establish a pro-European majority in Parliament. The deal leaves out far-right parties which surged to about 33% in the recent parliamentary elections and paves the way for a new government.

The deal was announced by current prime minister and PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu...

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https://www.romania-insider.com/pro-european-parties-eye-parliamentary-majority-romania-2024
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