Romania Ruling Coalition Collapses in Bust-Up Over Presidency
- Junior party quits coalition a year before general elections
- Premier may face no-confidence motion in coming weeks
Viorica Dancila
Photographer: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images
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Romania’s ruling coalition collapsed after a junior party quit the formation in a blow to Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, who’s been trying to improve her party’s image after her predecessor was jailed for corruption.
The ALDE coalition party said on Monday it’s leaving after three years of ruling with the Social Democrats amid rising disagreements over the governing program, policy and a refusal to agree to restructure the cabinet. Relations also soured after Dancila decided to run for the post of the nation’s president on Nov. 10, crushing plans of ALDE’s leader Calin Popescu Tariceanu to stand.