Romanian president appoints new PM-designate after previous bid fails

Romania's President Nicușor Dan has appointed ​a new prime minister-designate after the previous nominee abandoned his attempt to form a government, ‌marking a new stage in the EU country's political crisis.

Dan on Sunday tasked Adrian Veștea, a little-known member of the centre-right ‌National Liberal Party (PNL), with forming a government.

The move came after Eugen Tomac, a European lawmaker who was nominated for the office of prime minister 10 ⁠days ago, abandoned his own bid, saying he no lo ...