Romania’s Socialists and a hard-right party seek to topple the center-right prime minister
Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the hard-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) have filed a no-confidence motion against center-right Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, aiming to topple his pro-European coalition government. The move follows PSD’s withdrawal from the ruling coalition, leaving Bolojan without a parliamentary majority. The parties claim Bolojan has failed to deliver reforms, while critics warn the alliance risks empowering populists. A vote on the motion is expected next week.
- ▪The Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) submitted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in April 2026.
- ▪The motion has reportedly secured 251 parliamentary signatures and is scheduled for a vote next week.
- ▪PSD left the governing coalition, collapsing the pro-European majority less than a year after it was formed.
- ▪Prime Minister Bolojan’s government has focused on austerity measures to reduce Romania’s high budget deficit and address economic challenges.
- ▪Political analysts warn the PSD-AUR alliance could normalize populism and trigger a prolonged political crisis in Romania.
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NewsUKUK PoliticsRomania’s Socialists and a hard-right party seek to topple the center-right prime ministerRomania’s Social Democratic Party and the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians have submitted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie BolojanStephen McGrath & Vadim GhirdaTuesday 28 April 2026 14:46 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"5035fc8bced8c4e518ba627f9db55bc3","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/romania-socialists-bucharest-european-parliament-european-union-b2966464.html","title":"Romania’s Socialists and a hard-right party seek to topple the center-right prime minister"}}Romania Politics (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Your support helps us to tell the storyRead moreSupport NowFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.Your support makes all the difference.Read more{} Romania’s leftist Social Democratic Party and the hard-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians jointly submitted a no-confidence motion on Tuesday as the two political parties seek to topple liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.The PSD, Romania’s largest political party that was until last week part of the coalition government, and the opposition AUR party, submitted the motion to Parliament, a day after the two parties announced the joint effort to bring down Bolojan, who is from the center-right National Liberal Party, or PNL, less than a year after his pro-European coalition was sworn in.The PSD said in a statement that it had secured enough support for the motion against Bolojan. AUR leader George Simion told a news conference Tuesday that the motion had 251 signatures and vowed that it will pass “without any problems.”if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEBUG__=true')) { console.log('Ad logs: "mpu1", renderedAtParagraph: 3'); }if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEBUG__=true')) { console.log('Ad logs: "mpu1", injectedAtParagraph: 3'); }The no-confidence motion will likely be voted in parliament next week.The development follows PSD’s withdrawal last week from the coalition, which left Bolojan without a parliamentary majority and plunged the European Union country into a fresh political crisis. Romania has faced a long period of instability after a presidential election was annulled in December 2024, and it is currently grappling with one of the highest budget deficits in the EU, rampant inflation and a technical…
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