Romania Ruling Coalition Collapses in Bust-Up Over Presidency

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Romania Ruling Coalition Collapses in Bust-Up Over Presidency
By Andra Timu and Irina Vilcu


Viorica Dancila
Photographer: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Romania’s ruling coalition collapsed after a junior party quit the formation in a blow to Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, who’s been trying to improve her party’s image after her predecessor was jailed for corruption.

The ALDE coalition party said on Monday it’s leaving after three years of ruling with the Social Democrats amid rising disagreements over the governing program, policy and a refusal to agree to restructure the cabinet. Relations also soured after Dancila decided to run for the post of the nation’s president on Nov. 10, crushing plans of ALDE’s leader Calin Popescu Tariceanu to stand.

The prime minister vowed to stay in power and seek support from ALDE and other lawmakers who “understand that running away” isn’t a solution for Romania, according to her Facebook post. Hours later, the visibly upset premier told reporters that “we’ll try to negotiate with parties and lawmakers to get a majority, we’ll use all options available.”

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