Eastern Europe Edition

Political Drama Returns to Romania and Sinks Its Currency

Is the country becoming ungovernable?
The Romanian Parliament in Bucharest.Photographer: Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg

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It seemed that Romania was finally turning a page on months of political drama. A new president had sworn in a new cabinet headed by a new prime minister with a new mandate to fix the country’s finances and win the confidence of investors.