{"id":9701,"date":"2026-04-09T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9701"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:00:23","slug":"romanias-opposition-party-aur-rules-out-backing-minority-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9701","title":{"rendered":"Romania\u2019s opposition party AUR rules out backing minority government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romania\u2019s far-right opposition party AUR has ruled out supporting any minority government or entering into arrangements with parties from the current ruling coalition, signaling a hardline stance ahead of potential political shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Petri\u0219or Peiu, leader of AUR senators, said the party will not engage in any coalition, alliance, or agreement with governing parties before the next elections, nor will it provide parliamentary support for a minority cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not intend to support, with any vote, a so-called minority government,\u201d Peiu stated, emphasizing that AUR seeks to remain fully in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the party plans to continue its strategy of filing motions of no confidence against the government in every parliamentary session. For the current session, AUR is targeting mid-May, linking the timing to the release of Romania\u2019s Q1 economic data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe it is optimal for the motion to be debated after May 13, when the first-quarter economic results are published. This could confirm three consecutive quarters of economic decline, effectively a recession, which is reason enough to support such a motion,\u201d Peiu said, quoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.ro\/politic-intern\/petrisor-peiu-aur-intentionam-intram-nicio-coalitie-alianta-intelegere-vreunul-partidele-actualei-coalitiei-guvernare-pana-alegeri-nici-macar-sprijinim-vreun-vot-parlament-guvern-zis-minoritar-1922402607002026041522403379?mc_cid=84262bb94a&amp;mc_eid=607bd7d763\" target=\"_blank\">News.ro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He added that AUR is open to negotiating support for the motion with all parliamentarians, including independents and members of other parties, not just the Social Democrats (PSD).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have any special relationship with PSD, nor do we intend to have one with any party in the current government,\u201d Peiu stressed.<\/p>\n<p>The statement underscores AUR\u2019s effort to position itself as a consistent anti-establishment force, while also suggesting limited room for parliamentary maneuvering in the event of a government crisis.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo: George Calin\/ Inquam Photos)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania\u2019s far-right opposition party AUR has ruled out supporting any minority government or entering into arrangements with parties from the current ruling coalition, signaling a hardline stance ahead of potential political shifts. Petri\u0219or Peiu, leader of AUR senators, said the party will not engage in any coalition, alliance, or agreement with governing parties before the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}