Romania coalition deadlock: UDMR rejects PSD-AUR, Grindeanu bid seen as non-starter

After Parliament rejected the PSD-backed government proposed by Siegfried Mureșan, UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor rules out supporting a PSD-AUR coalition and signals that a Grindeanu premiership would fail without PNL support. The statement underscores deepening fragmentation among pro-European parties, with no clear majority emerging for any candidate.