Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta defeated a second no-confidence motion against him in four months, bolstering his hold on power as the opposition demands he resign over a corruption scandal.
Lawmakers from the ruling coalition boycotted the ballot Tuesday in Bucharest, leaving Ponta’s opponents in the 550-seat parliament short of the 276 votes needed to oust him. Another ballot can’t be held before February, giving Ponta time to focus on his survival.
