However, the arrangement will require renegotiation when it expires, with no agreement on future cooperation. Social Democratic leader Sorin Grindeanu hopes to reunite former coalition partners while shifting economic policy away from austerity. The government must also secure parliamentary support for its proposed budget.

The Social Democrats aim to pass an investment-focused 2027 budget by the end of November and revise the 2026 budget by October’s end. Grindeanu also wants to accelerate EU-funded projects.

However, disagreements with the centre-right PNL over fiscal policy mean the government must negotiate parliamentary support vote by vote throughout the six-month agreement, without a detailed coalition programme.

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