Tensions rise in Romania’s ruling coalition

The tensions within Romanian ruling party may increase as president Klaus Iohannis asked for clarifications from ethnic Hungarians’ party UDMR, the junior ruling partner of Liberals (PNL) and Social Democrats (PSD), after its leaders applauded Viktor Orbán’s racist and anti-European statements.

Leaders of the European Parliament’s main groups on July 29 condemned the Hungarian prime minister’s „inexcusable statements” on race and Europe, urging the bloc to continue withholding funds from the country.

In this context, the Romanian president had to take steps, but it remains unclear how far will he go as the political sponsor of the ruling coalition he forged last autumn.

Complicating the incident, the leadership of the ethnic Hungarian party UDMR refused any responsibility for the incident.

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