Romanias Unlikely Alliance Threatens to Topple the Pro-EU Government

Romania may be heading into a political earthquake. What is causing alarm across Europe is not just the threat to the government itself, but the fact that parties from opposite ends of the spectrum now appear willing to work together to bring it down.Michael Heaver looks at the emerging alliance between Romanias Social Democrats and AUR, the countrys most popular party, as pressure builds for a possible no-confidence vote against the liberal government. He explains why the move has rattled the EU establishment, with European political figures openly condemning any cooperation with AUR and warning Romanias left to stay aligned with pro-EU forces. With the numbers edging closer to what would be needed to topple the government, the implications now reach far beyond Bucharest.