Romania's government bie

The Romanian Parliament has declared no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban's central minority.

261 MPs voted to oust the Orban government and 233 votes were required to approve the bill.

The vote for distrust in the government was proposed by the opposition Social Democratic Party, which is trying to regain power after losing that last October.

The party criticised Orban for trying to amend election laws ahead of local elections scheduled for June.

The Social Democrat Party's proposal was supported by the Hungarian minority party UDMR, but the vote was uncertain as they had received several votes to bring down the government.

Social Democrats' representatives said yesterday they would try to persuade MPs from other parties to join them.

Political analysts in Romania believe that Orban has a high chance of forming a coalition government following parliamentary elections scheduled for the end of the year and restoring the confidence of troubled investors after years of political instability.

According to recent polls, the Orban Liberal Party has doubled voter support to about 47 per cent since the 2016 parliamentary elections, while support for the Social Democrat Party was halved to 20 per cent in the same period,