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Romania's Ludovic Orban pictured last month with EU Commission president Ursual von der Leyen. After three months and one day he is out of office - or is he? (Photo: EU Commission)

Romania government collapse - electoral ploy or progress?

Three months and one day is how long Ludovic Orban's Romanian minority government managed to stay in power after losing a no-confidence vote brought about by the leftist parliamentary majority on Wednesday (5 February).

The vote was backed by 261 lawmakers, surpassing the 233 threshold.

The no-confidence vote opens the door to a possible snap election that will actually favour the toppled governing party, as

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Cristian Gherasim is a freelance journalist contributing to EUobserver, Euronews, EU Reporter, Katoikos, Von Mises Institute, and bne IntelliNews, with a particular focus on European and regional affairs.

Romania's Ludovic Orban pictured last month with EU Commission president Ursual von der Leyen. After three months and one day he is out of office - or is he? (Photo: EU Commission)

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Cristian Gherasim is a freelance journalist contributing to EUobserver, Euronews, EU Reporter, Katoikos, Von Mises Institute, and bne IntelliNews, with a particular focus on European and regional affairs.

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