Romanian PM toppled through non-confidence vote

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila has failed to survive the non-confidence motion initiated against her in the parliament.

Her failure has happened after several dramatic events. The non-confidence motion has secured just five votes more than what is necessary to pass the motion.

The Romanian parliament has as many as 465 members. The PM party does not enjoy a clear majority in the parliament; Ms Dancila’s government was reduced to a minority government when her key ally ditched

The ousted Prime Minister is the fourth PM the country has witnessed in the short span of three or less years.

The country is going to witness a crucial presidential election in few weeks. The latest fall of Ms Dancila’s party is likely to have a huge impact on the outcome of the presidential election.

Romania is under the clutches of political instability since the fall of several political leaders in a serious of corruption scandals.

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