Romanian president reportedly sees no political normalisation before June

Romania is likely to remain under a caretaker government led by interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan for more than a month, according to Digi24, which cited sources familiar with the plans of president Nicușor Dan.

The report suggests the head of state no longer expects a rapid resolution to the political crisis triggered by the successful no-confidence motion against the Bolojan cabinet on May 5. Before the parliamentary vote, Dan had estimated that political uncertainty could last one to two weeks, but afterwards reportedly extended the expected timeline for political normalisation to a “reasonable period of time”.