Romania's outgoing president Klaus Iohannis designated leftist Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to form a new government on Monday after three pro-European parties agreed details of a coalition that gave them a parliamentary majority.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Monday said he has tasked incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with forming a new government, as Bucharest reels from a deep political crisis. Ciolacu - who has been prime minister since 2023 - is to lead a pro-European coalition of his Social Democrats (PSD),

Romanian lawmakers on Monday voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.

Romania's outgoing President Klaus Iohannis said on Sunday he was "optimistic" he would soon designate a prime minister from a pro-European governing majority after the ruling Social Democrats returned to coalition talks.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president on Monday nominated incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to lead a new pro-European coalition government in hopes of ending a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the annulment of a presidential election by a top court.

The Romanian Parliament today approved the composition of the new government of Marcel Ciolacu. After that, the ministers took the oath before the president, Digi 24 reports. As the news agency reports,