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...Liviu Dragnea, the party’s former leader, was sentenced to jail in May on corruption charges....
...Ms Stefan said there was a deep rift between Brussels and Bucharest. “There is no discussion between the parties,” Ms Stefan said. “It’s like a dialogue of the deaf.”...
...Romania’s politics have grown increasingly turbulent, with a continuing power struggle as supporters of Liviu Dragnea, Social Democrat chief, battle corruption probes against him....
...The Social Democrats “decided to push for this because they are cornered”, said Laura Stefan, a rule of law analyst at the Bucharest-based Expert Forum....
...Liviu Dragnea, Social Democrat leader, is widely seen as the architect of the justice system revamp. He is barred from being prime minister because he has twice been convicted of corruption....
...LGBT rights,” said Stefan Sparavalo of Da Se Zna, a Belgrade-based LGBT group. Ms Brnabic’s rise to prominence has been rapid....
...Senior political figures, including ruling party leader Liviu Dragnea, are under investigation for alleged violations of the original rules....
...But Liviu Voinea, director of GEA, a Bucharest research group, says that if the deadlock with the IMF continues for more than another three months “the costs of this political crisis will be almost unbelievable...
...Liviu Voinea, director of the GEA think-tank, says: “What is needed is decisive fiscal reform. But the government can get through next year without it....
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