In Romania, Marcel Ciolacu to form a government | News in brief

President Klaus Iohannis appointed the acting prime minister to form the government.

An acting prime minister has been appointed in Romania Marcel Ciolacu To form a pro-European coalition government.

The prime minister represents the left-wing social democratic party that was successful in the elections.

The government negotiations are expected to be difficult.

Romania was plunged into a political crisis after the elections held earlier this month. The first round of the elections was annulled, among other things, due to suspicions of Russian influence. Doubts about the legitimacy of the elections arose when an almost unknown far-right and non-party candidate Călin Georgescu was successful in the vote.

AP

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