Romania’s pro-European parties agreed to form a majority government made up of groupings that were traditionally on opposite sides and shutting out far-right nationalists who made significant gains in the election on Dec. 1.
People wave Romania n and Europe an Union flags during a pro- Europe an rally ahead of the country’s Dec. 8 runoff presidential elections in Bucharest, Romania , Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. A man records video of Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate for president who won the first round of presidential elections, speaking to media outside a closed voting station after Romania ’s Constitutional Court annulled the first round of presidential elections, in Mogosoaia, Romania , Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
A statement from the new coalition said the parties would potentially support a “common pro-European candidate” in the new presidential elections. It isn’t yet clear whether Georgescu will be allowed to run in the new vote.Romanian prosecutors conduct raids linked to funding of Georgescu’s campaign “In the coming days, the four parties and the representatives of the national minorities will work on a joint governing program, focusing on development and reforms, while addressing the priorities of Romanian citizens,” the coalition statement said.
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