Romania’s political crisis gets a 6-month truce as a new government is formed.

Max Griera   Politico.eu   20 October 2026
Romania ended five months of political paralysis Tuesday with its parliament voting in Luca Niculescu as prime minister after three failed attempts to form a government — but the deal comes with a six-month deadline to strike a more lasting agreement.

The next test will be passing a budget in by the end of November, Romania’s new PM tells POLITICO.