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Bolojan Loses Majority, Six PSD Ministers Quit

4/24/2026

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Bolojan Loses Majority

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan lost his parliamentary majority after seven PSD ministers resigned.
The PSD said six of its ministers quit in opposition to Bolojan’s reform agenda.
Bolojan refused to resign and will appoint interim ministers for 45 days.
The crisis threatens Romania’s credit rating, raises borrowing costs, endangers €27 billion in EU funds and prompts far-right parties, including AUR with about 36 percent support, to plan no-confidence motions.

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Bolojan Blocked

President Nicusor Dan will not approve any prime-ministerial candidate who depends on AUR support, limiting PSD’s options.
If PSD ministers quit, Prime Minister Marcel Bolojan can stay a minority premier for up to 45 days seeking confidence.
An internal PSD referendum saw 97.7 % of about 5,000 members withdraw support for Bolojan.
Parliament’s rejection of two prime-ministerial candidates within 60 days could trigger early elections and pushed the euro past 5.10 lei.

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Historical Context

The 2012 Greek parliamentary impasse, when New Democracy’s Antonis Samaras accepted a €110 billion bailout and faced a fragmented coalition, sparked credit-rating cuts and delayed EU funds. Romania’s current PSD-AUR stalemate echoes that fragmentation, showing how political splits can revive the broader European sovereign-debt risks first seen in Greece’s 2012 crisis.

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Bolojan Loses Majority

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan lost his parliamentary majority after seven PSD ministers resigned.
The PSD said six of its ministers quit in opposition to Bolojan’s reform agenda.
Bolojan refused to resign and will appoint interim ministers for 45 days.
The crisis threatens Romania’s credit rating, raises borrowing costs, endangers €27 billion in EU funds and prompts far-right parties, including AUR with about 36 percent support, to plan no-confidence motions.

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