Romania forms a new government after months of political deadlock

Updated 2026-10-21 · told from many outlets at once

Romania’s Parliament approved a new government led by Luca Niculescu, who won 280 votes in the vote.

• The Romanian Parliament approved a government proposed by Luca Niculescu.
• Luca Niculescu was invested as the new prime minister.
• Luca Niculescu received 280 votes in the parliamentary vote.
• The Parliament in Bucharest confirmed a social democratic minority government.
• Sorin Grindeanu stated his party would evaluate the new government after six months.

Outlets: Balkan Insight (BIRN), Courthouse News Service, Deutschlandfunk, Die Presse, Dnevnik.bg, EL PAÍS: el periódico global, Il Post, Interfax, Kathimerini, Kyiv Post, La Croix, Le Figaro, Mediapool.bg, ORF News (Austria), POLITICO Europe, RTS Info

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