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Prime Minister of Romania since 2023

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Marcel Ciolacu: Prime Minister of Romania since 2023
Ion-Marcel Ciolacu is a Romanian politician who currently serves as the Prime Minister of Romania. He has been the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) since 2019. As a previously little-known politician outside of Buzău County, where he owns a pastry shop and a consulting firm, Ciolacu came into national prominence when he became the deputy prime minister in 2018 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mihai Tudose. Allegedly, he was given this office in order to report Tudose's activities to Liviu Dragnea, who had been unable to become prime minister himself and was wary of Tudose becoming a power player in the party. Ciolacu soon broke with Dragnea and became an ally of Tudose against Dragnea's leadership. After Tudose's resignation, Ciolacu was marginalized within PSD but still retained the leadership of PSD Buzău. Ciolacu once again returned to prominence in 2019 after Liviu Dragnea had been convicted on abuse of office and incitement to intellectual forgery charges, having to serve a 3 years, 6 months sentence. With the Social Democrats still controlling a majority both in the Chamber and in the Senate, Ciolacu won the position of President of the Chamber of Deputies, with 172 votes for and 120 against, previously held by Dragnea himself.

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Romania election preview: who is running for president? [Video]

Romania election preview: who is running for president?

Marcel Ciolacu, prime minister and chief of the Social Democratic Party, is the frontrunner to win the presidential election, leading in all polls.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:53Published
Starmer welcomes Romanian PM to Number 10 [Video]

Starmer welcomes Romanian PM to Number 10

Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Romanian counterpart, Marcel Ciolacu, outside Number 10. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at..

Credit: ODN     Duration: 00:59Published

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