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Nationalist opposition in Romania pushes to overthrow government

February 11, 2025

Saluting the opposition’s success in toppling President Klaus Iohannis, the leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) George Simion announced that a no-confidence motion against the government of Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu would be filed next week.

He said that the motion will be signed by AUR MPs together with senators and deputies of the opposition who demonstrate "common sense" and wish to join them.

In radical terms, Simion argued for focusing the opposition’s...

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