Romania's pro-Western parties agree to form a majority government after political turmoil

Romania’s pro-European parties, including the leftist Social Democratic Party (PSD) and center-right National Liberal Party (PNL), have formed a majority government to shut out far-right nationalists following the Dec. 1 election. The coalition, which also includes the reformist Save Romania Union party (USR) and the ethnic Hungarian UDMR party, aims to address electoral violations and Russian interference that led to the annulment of the recent presidential race. President Klaus Iohannis has announced that a new date for the rerun presidential election will be set once the new government takes office, focusing on development and reforms to address the country’s current challenges.

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