Romanian leader Ludovic Orban resigns after election defeat
Orban steps down saying coalition talks with left-leaning populists are out of the question
07 December 2020 - 21:57
Bucharest — Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban resigned on Monday after his Liberal party lost Sunday's parliamentary election, but his centrist camp appeared in pole position to form a coalition government against the victorious opposition leftists.
In a vote seen as pivotal for the country's future in the European mainstream, the left-wing opposition PSD failed to win enough support to form a functioning majority against Orban...
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