Robert Sighiartău
Romanian politician
- Jul 6
UDMR warns Romania's PSD-PNL deadlock only benefits extremists, calls for compromise and presidential push
The leader of UDMR's deputies, Csoma Botond, says the two-month government vacuum is a 'kindergarten quarrel' that strengthens AUR and erodes trust, and he wants President Nicușor Dan to step in more actively.
- Jul 5
PNL vice-president accuses President Nicușor Dan of partisanship, says second term support hinges on party ties
Robert Sighiartău, vice-president of Romania's National Liberal Party, sharply criticised President Nicușor Dan on Saturday, accusing him of abandoning campaign promises and siding with the Social Democrats during the political crisis.
- Jun 21
Former PNL chief Crin Antonescu tears into Ilie Bolojan's extraordinary congress as 'the congress of traitors'
Crin Antonescu, the former president of Romania's National Liberal Party (PNL) and its 2025 presidential candidate, launched a blistering attack on Sunday after an extraordinary party congress dominated by interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan. He called the event 'the congress of traitors' and accused the new leadership of falsifying the party's history.
- Jun 10
Tomac's cabinet faces near-certain rejection as President Nicușor Dan prepares backup plans for Romania's political crisis
Eugen Tomac's proposed government of specialists is heading for an almost certain defeat in Parliament next week, with PNL and USR refusing support and PSD planning to abstain. President Nicușor Dan is already preparing alternative scenarios to break the month-long political deadlock.
