• Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s government lost a no-confidence vote after just 10 months in office.
  • The Social Democratic Party (PSD) joined forces with the far-right, pro-Russian Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) to bring down the government.
  • This broke the ‘firewall’ against the far right agreed upon by pro-European parties.
  • The fall of the government could pave the way for the far right to take power if snap elections are called.
  • Bolojan’s four-party coalition took office in June 2025 after two difficult presidential elections.
  • Far-right parties together won about 30% of the vote in the late 2024 parliamentary elections.

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