Romanian Campaign Shifts Gears as Dincu Signals Premiership Bid

  • Dincu says he’d need wide support from parties, president
  • Romania will hold parliamentary elections in December
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Romania’s election campaign has entered the home stretch, with Deputy Prime Minister Vasile Dincu becoming the first potential candidate to lead the next government as other likely contenders remain on the sidelines.

Dincu signaled his willingness to become premier in an interview in Bucharest on Thursday, saying that he’d be open to taking on the role if he can rely on a stable majority in parliament and the support of President Klaus Iohannis to push through a plan to develop infrastructure, health care and education. Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos and Liviu Dragnea, the leader of the poll-leading Social Democratic party, are both keeping their options open.