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The Romanian Parliament deposed a government for the first time since 1989 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Romanian government falls in no-confidence vote

Romania's centre-right minority government lost a confidence vote on Tuesday, raising concerns about the country's ability to meet the strict fiscal and economic conditions for the EU-IMF bail-out it has agreed to. The political gridlock is likely to last until the presidential elections due 22 November.

The no-confidence bill was filed by the liberal and centre-left opposition and won 254 votes in the 471-seat chamber, while the government was backed by only got 176 lawmakers. It is fo...

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The Romanian Parliament deposed a government for the first time since 1989 (Photo: Wikipedia)

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