Romanian PM pick Veştea faces majority struggle

Romania's Prime Minister-designate Adrian Veştea announced on June 17 that he would present a cabinet composed of representatives from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), and technocrats. He stated he would follow the governing program of interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan 'down to the smallest detail.' Romania has had a caretaker government since Bolojan was ousted by a no-confidence motion after the Social Democrats withdrew from the ruling coalition and joined the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) in voting against him. Veştea now faces an uphill battle to secure a parliamentary majority.