Romania Struggles to Trim Budget Without Feeding Far-Right Surge
- Ciolacu faces public unrest, rating agencies in budget talks
- Far-right candidate remains frontrunner in presidential race
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Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu is racing to find €8 billion ($8.3 billion) in savings as his government struggles to hold its ground against a surge of the far right.
Ciolacu, the Social Democrat who suffered a stunning loss two months ago to a fringe candidate in a since-cancelled presidential ballot, has re-emerged to head a shaky coalition bent on preserving Romania’s pro-European path.