Comment: How the coronavirus has changed the political landscape in Romania

Since the new coronavirus pandemic has taken the spotlight in March, the political battle in Romania has moved in the background. However, despite the apparent calm on the political scene, the developments in the last couple of months have been significant.

At the beginning of the year, the probable winner of the two rounds of elections in Romania this year - local and parliamentary - seemed clear, but the outcome is now more difficult to predict. With the polls pushed towards the end of the year, the evolution of the economy over the summer will most likely decide who will lead Romania in the next four years. Liberal prime minister Ludovic Orban (opening photo) has every reason to be worried. Here is a brief analysis of how the Romanian political scene has changed in the last two months.