Marcel Ciolacu will head a new government after centrist and centre-left parties agreed a coalition to keep the far right out of power – but he acknowledged Romania is in a “deep political crisis”.

Marcel Ciolacu stepped down as prime minister after the candidate backed by his ruling coalition performed poorly in the first round of Romania’s presidential elections and a far-right candidate came ...

BUCHAREST, May 5 (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned his post on Monday after the candidate backed by his pro-Western coalition failed to make it to the run-off in a ...

secured a parliamentary vote of confidence on Monday, cementing a new coalition government amid the country’s worst political crisis in decades. Lawmakers voted 240-143 to back Ciolacu, who served as ...

After far-right candidate George Simion claimed more than 41 percent of ballots cast in the first round of Romania's presidential vote rerun, current Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, whose party came in ...