Overview
- Parliament voted 281 to 4 to remove Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in a motion pushed by the Social Democrats and the far-right AUR.
- The tally was the strongest backing for such a move since 1990, with 431 lawmakers present and 288 votes cast.
- President Nicusor Dan will consult parties to nominate a successor, and Romanian media name Liberal Catalin Predoiu as a possible consensus pick.
- The ruling alliance broke after PSD quit over tax hikes and spending cuts meant to shrink a large deficit, a clash tied to a freeze on about €28 billion in EU funds and loans.
- Early market signs show strain, with the leu weakening and state borrowing costs rising as talks over a new cabinet begin.