Romania's new government to be sworn in after more than 5 months of political uncertainty
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Tue, 20 October 2026
7 reports- Libération (France)13:29first to report
Ancien journaliste, notamment pour «Libération», et ambassadeur à Paris, le nouveau chef du gouvernement prend la tête d’une coalition minoritaire dominée par les sociaux-démocrates. Son soutien parlementaire reste fragile.
- Die Zeit (Germany)15:17
Rumäniens Parlament hat den parteilosen Diplomaten Luca Niculescu zum neuen Ministerpräsidenten gewählt. Zuvor gab es monatelang keine handlungsfähige Regierung.
- N1 Info (Croatia)15:57
Neovisni Luca Niculescu potvrđen je u utorak u parlamentu za novog rumunjskog premijera, čime je okončana višemjesečna politička kriza koja je ugrožav
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- tportal (Croatia)20 Oct, 15:51their copy
- Le Monde (France)16:05
Le nouveau premier ministre, Luca Niculescu, 55 ans, est un ancien journaliste et diplomate, classé comme indépendant. Il va devoir concilier les attentes des sociaux-démocrates, ses partenaires de gouvernement, et obtenir le vote d’un budget en 2027.
- Index.hr (Croatia)16:07
RUMUNJSKI parlament danas je potvrdio Lucu Niculescua za novog premijera.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)16:48
Luca Niculescu sastavio je manjinsku vladu predvođenu ljevičarima i tehnokratima
- Anadolu Agency (AA)19:22
Cabinet led by Prime Minister Luca Niculescu to hold first meeting immediately after swearing-in ceremony
Wed, 21 October 2026
1 report- Euronews04:16
Independent diplomat Luca Niculescu wins parliamentary backing for a minority government, but analysts warn the calm may not last.
Tue, 27 October 2026
1 report- Balkan Insight06:58
Luca Niculescu, Romania’s recently-chosen prime minister, is an experienced administrator and skilled negotiator, but has limited time and political support to tackle pressing economic and social challenges.