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Independent diplomat Luca Niculescu wins parliamentary backing for a minority government, but analysts warn the calm may not last.
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calm → win → government
Romania on Tuesday swore in a new cabinet following a vote that ended a months-long political impasse.
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that → swear → impasse
Prime Minister Luca Niculescu, an independent diplomat, won 280 votes in favour of his proposed cabinet, with 58 against.
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Niculescu → win → 58
He plans to start work immediately, with a large budget deficit at the top of his agenda.
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He → plan → agenda
President Nicușor Dan nominated Niculescu, 55, a diplomat and former journalist, on 5 October, the president’s fourth pick for the job, after three earlier nominees failed to form a government.
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nominees → nominate → government
Niculescu was widely expected to succeed after securing pledges of support for a minority government from the Social Democrats and other parties.
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Niculescu → expect → Democrats
He has reportedly reached a deal with several parties for six months of backing while a longer-term agreement is negotiated.
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agreement → reach → backing
Speaking in Parliament after the vote, he thanked lawmakers for trusting his Cabinet.
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he → speak → Cabinet
“I present a governing programme, a team, and a commitment to work toward several clear objectives,” he said.
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he → present → objectives
“And I want to tell the Romanian people, from the very start, what kind of government this will be.
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this → want → government
A government that brings funds and investments into the country.”
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that → bring → country
The political crisis gripped Romania since May
The political crisis has gripped Romania since May, when then-Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan was ousted in a no-confidence motion.
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Bolojan → grip → motion
The motion was filed jointly by the Social Democratic Party, which had been part of his governing coalition, and the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians party.
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which → file → Romanians
Bolojan’s government had pursued strict austerity measures.
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government → pursue → measures
Bolojan took office in 2025 with the aim of ending one of Romania’s worst political crises since the end of communism and of reducing a massive budget deficit.
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Bolojan → take → deficit
Romania has faced a long stretch of instability since the annulment of a presidential election in December 2024.
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Romania → face → December
The country has also struggled with rampant inflation and a technical recession.
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country → struggle → inflation
Last year, it recorded one of the highest budget deficits in the European Union.
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it → record → Union
Tuesday’s vote came weeks after lawmakers rejected a Cabinet proposed by Dan’s third pick, Siegfried Muresan.
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lawmakers → come → pick
That failure prolonged the crisis and raised the prospect of early elections, at a time of regional security concerns linked to Russia’s war in neighbouring Ukraine.
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failure → prolong → Ukraine
Experts warn that tensions could flare again soon.
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tensions → warn → ?
Niculescu’s support rests on a six-month arrangement with several parties, and a longer-term deal has yet to be agreed.
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deal → rest → parties
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