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Romania Parliamentary Elections

Romania Parliamentary Elections

Parliamentary elections were held on December 9, 2012, in which the USL government camp run by Ponta, which the UNPR had also joined, won around 58.6% of the vote and 273 members of parliament. The PSD received 33.1% of the votes and 150 members of parliament. The opposition PDL could only win 52 seats (2008: 115 seats). President Băsescu instructed Ponta on December 17, 2012 to form a new cabinet. On December 21, 2012, the parliament approved the new government…

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Romania Public Policy

Romania Public Policy

Current policy Romania is a country located in the region of Eastern Europe. See abbreviation for Romania. Following a clear election victory in December 2016, the Social Democratic PSD formed a coalition government with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Alde). The new government tried to implement reforms that undermined the fight against widespread corruption in the country but the plans did not work out as expected. In the fall of 2019, the PSD was forced out of power and…

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