Romania’s Orban faces ‘no-confidence’ vote

Bloomberg

Romania’s minority government is facing a no-confidence vote just three months since taking power, though it’s likely to benefit whatever the result.
The Black Sea nation is well acquainted with political chaos, having had more prime ministers than any other European Union member-state in the three decades since communism collapsed.
This time around, the ruling Liberal Party opened the door itself to a confidence motion by fast-tracking legislation that would damage its rivals’ chances in local elections in the coming months.
Should the government win the vote it will get the chance to make inroads into the support of the opposition Social Democrats at the municipal level.
Should it lose, it will stay on in a caretaker capacity, with President Klaus Iohannis having already said he’d again nominate Prime Minister Ludovic Orban to form a cabinet.
“We’re prepared for any outcome,” Orban said. “Regardless of the result, we’ll continue our activity. We’re heading to the objective of winning the next elections so we can assure stable and solid governance with wide parliamentary support.”