Vasile Sebastian Dîncu is a Romanian politician,sociologist,professor and writer who served as Deputy Prime Minister in the CioloșCabinet and was Minister of National Defence in the CiucăCabinet.
Eduard Raul Hellvig is a Romanian political scientist,journalist and politician who served as director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) from 2015 to 2023. A former member of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and previously of the Conservative Party (PC),he represented Bihor County in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies from 2004 to 2008,and sat for Ilfov County from 2012 to 2013. In the Victor Ponta cabinet,he was Minister of Regional Development and Tourism in 2012. In 2007,he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Romania,a position he once again took up in 2013,and which he left upon becoming SRI director.
The Fourth Ponta Cabinet was the government of Romania from 17 December 2014 to 17 November 2015. The Cabinet was supported by the Social Democratic Party (PSD),the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE),the alliance forged by Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu's Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) and Daniel Constantin's Conservative Party (PC). Fourteen of the ministerial portfolios were held by PSD members,three by ALDE,two by UNPR and two by independent members.
Sorin Mihai Cîmpeanu is a Romanian politician who served as Minister of Education in CiucăCabinet. He had previously held the same position in Ponta IV and Cîțu cabinets,and,between 5 and 17 November 2015,acted as Prime Minister of Romania,after President Klaus Iohannis accepted Prime Minister Ponta's resignation. Klaus Iohannis's appointment of Sorin Cîmpeanu was just a stopgap measure until a new candidate for the post was selected.
Sevil Shhaideh is a Romanian economist,civil servant and politician. On 21 December 2016,she was proposed by the Social Democrats to be Prime minister of Romania,but was rejected by the president,Klaus Iohannis.
Maria Grapini is a Romanian businesswoman and politician. She served as the Deputy Minister in the Second Ponta cabinet. Since 2014,Grapini has been a Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
Florin Vasile Cîțu is a Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania between December 2020 and November 2021. Sometimes labeled as Romania's first libertarian Prime Minister,he was also the leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) between September 2021 and April 2022.
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians is a right-wing populist and nationalist political party active in Romania and Moldova. It was founded on 19 September 2019 ahead of the 2020 Romanian local and legislative elections. The party president is George Simion. The party ran in the local elections,not obtaining many votes and only winning in three towns. However,in the legislative elections,the AUR won 9% of the votes in all of Romania and its diaspora,thus becoming the fourth-largest party in the country at the central level,which surprised observers.
Nicolae Ionel Ciucă is a Romanian politician and retired general of the Romanian Land Forces who is serving as the president of the Senate of Romania. Ideologically a conservative,he served as Prime Minister of Romania between 25 November 2021 and 12 June 2023 after receiving widespread parliamentary support on behalf of his own party,the National Liberal Party (PNL) along with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ). Since 10 April 2022,he has also been serving as the president of the National Liberal Party (PNL). On 12 June 2023,he resigned as Prime Minister,being temporarily replaced by Cătălin Predoiu.
Alexandru Nazare is a Romanian politician,Minister of Finance of Romania between December 2020 and July 2021,senator elected in the 2020 parliamentary elections and the special representative of the Romanian Government for Romania's candidacy for hosting the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre,2020. Previously in 2012,he held the position of Minister of Transport and Infrastructure and in December 2008,he became the youngest representative of Romania in the European Parliament.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Romania on 1 December 2024.
Dan Vîlceanu is a Romanian deputy,elected in 2016. On 25 November 2021,he was sworn in as Minister of Investments and European Projects in the CiucăCabinet.
A political crisis began on 1 September 2021 in Romania,engulfing both major coalition partners of the Cîțu Cabinet,namely the conservative-liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the progressive-liberal Save Romania Union (USR). The crisis also involved former prime minister Ludovic Orban (PNL),who was set to face Prime Minister Florin Cîțu (PNL) in a leadership election during the party congress on 25 September,with the latter eventually replacing the former. Orban would eventually resign from his position as President of the Chamber of Deputies,with him and his supporters subsequently splitting from the PNL,in order to form the Force of the Right (FD).
The Alliance for the Homeland was a nationalist political party in Romania.
The CiucăCabinet was the 132nd government of Romania led by former Romanian Land Forces army general Nicolae Ciucăfrom 25 November 2021 to 12 June 2023.
The National Coalition for Romania,initially referred to as the Coalition for Resilience,Development and Prosperity,is a big tent grand coalition in Romania,which includes the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL). In addition,this grand coalition supports the presidency of Klaus Iohannis. The CNR also included the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) until its withdrawal from the coalition in June 2023.
Marian Neacșu is a Romanian politician and former convict who was deputy in the Romanian Parliament in the 2008–2012 and 2012–2016 legislatures elected on behalf of the Social Democratic Party (PSD),Ialomița branch. Between 7 December 2021 and 15 June 2023 he was the Secretary-General of the CiucăCabinet. On 15 June 2023 he became Deputy Prime Minister in the Ciolacu Cabinet.
Adrian Ioan Veștea is a Romanian politician from the National Liberal Party (PNL) who has been serving as Minister of Development in the Ciolacu Cabinet since 15 June 2023 onwards. He formerly served as Mayor of Râșnov.
Romanian Sovereigntist Bloc is a sovereigntist electoral alliance that was formed to compete in the 2024 Romanian elections.
The AUR Alliance is a Romanian right-wing nationalist political alliance,consisting of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians and other smaller parties. The alliance was founded in January 2023,and aims to participate in the 2024 Romanian elections.
