Tagged: Romania

Mojisola Salaudeen

Update: Romania Presidential Election

On November 10th, 2019, Romanians went to the polls to elect a new president. Electoral System Romania has a semi-presidential system of government. The president is directly elected by universal suffrage by an absolute majority for a five-year term. If no candidate receives the absolute majority, that is, above 50 per cent of the number […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Romanian Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote

The Romanian government, led by Prime Minister Viorica Dancilla, has fallen after a no-confidence vote. The vote, which took place on the 10th of October, was spearheaded by the opposition Liberal Party (PNL). 238 lawmakers voted to oust the government, a slim majority of five in the 465 seat legislature, according to official data reported […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Splits

Romania’s Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) has pulled out of the coalition it entered into with the Social Democrats (PSD) after the 2016 parliamentary election. On the 26th of August, ALDE announced that it had pulled support for the government and forged an alliance with an opposition party, PRO Romania. This move has left […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Tension Between Romania’s Ruling Parties

Tensions between the coalition government in Romania, made up of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE), could generate more problems for the already troubled government. Disagreements Two key issues the ruling parties have disagreed on are: Budget Revision: Following the release of the year’s five-month budget deficits, which led […]
Romania Presidential election
Mojisola Salaudeen

Romania To Hold Presidential Election

Romania will hold the first round of its presidential election on November 10, 2019. The second round will be held on November 24th between the top two candidates. Here’s a brief overview of some of this year’s contenders: Incumbent President Klaus Iohannis is seeking re-election for a second five-year term. He launched his campaign, last […]