Romania’s Liberals and USR to coordinate political strategy after government collapse

The National Liberal Party (PNL) and the reformist Save Romania Union (USR) announced they will coordinate their political actions in Parliament and during consultations with president Nicușor Dan following the collapse of the government. The two parties said their cooperation is aimed at defending Romania’s reform agenda after what they described as a “destructive” alliance between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) to topple prime minister Ilie Bolojan.

According to the joint statement published by party leaders Ilie Bolojan (PNL) and Dominic Fritz (USR), the parties agreed to coordinate their next political steps in Parliament, within the interim government, and during consultations at Cotroceni Palace.