Romania’s Fragile Stability

A Diverse Governing Coalition and the Fight Against Corruption

19 December 2019

Marcin Zaborowski

Visegrad Insight Senior Fellow

Recent developments in Romania indicate that the country seems to be on a path of defending its rule of law and pro-European reputation. However, corruption, weak media and attacks on the rule of law continue to haunt Romania’s political system.

The recent re-election in November of President Klaus Iohannis, who has been a staunch defender of the rule of law, provides Romania with much-needed stability. Although Romania’s economy has been growing, the country is faced with multiple challenges, including an unstable political system, rampant corruption, an assault on the rule of law and declining media freedoms.

Ludovic Orban

The new governing coalition, led by Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, positions itself as a defender of the rule of law and it enjoys the support of President Iohannis. However, the governing coalition is extremely diverse, made up of all forces that opposed the ex-communist Social Democrats (PSD) and it may not survive until the scheduled end of term in late 2020 or early 2021.

At the same time, the growing strength and popularity of the anti-corruption movement and the party Save Romania Union, which was built on the back on the movement, suggest that Romania may be turning a corner in its fight against corruption.

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Marcin Zaborowski

Visegrad Insight Senior Fellow

is Policy Director at Future of Security Programme at GLOBSEC and an Associate Senior Fellow at Visegrad Insight. In the past Marcin served as Executive Director of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) and Vice-President at the Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). Prior to that Marcin worked as Senior Research Fellow at the European Union Institute for Security Studies in Paris. Marcin is a co-author of The New Atlanticist: Poland’s Foreign and Security Policy Priorities and the author of Germany, Poland, and Europe: Conflict, Cooperation and Europeanization.

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