The rejection of Romania’s first female and Muslim PM leaves the Social Democrats in a difficult position - LSE European Politics

Despite winning Romania’s parliamentary election on 11 December, the country’s Social Democrats (PSD) had their proposed candidate for prime minister rejected by Romania’s president, Klaus Iohannis. Mihnea Stoica writes that the PSD now faces a difficult situation as any attempt to remove Iohannis from office would likely prove counter-productive. Less than three weeks ago, Romania’s