Romania’s far-right AUR calls for faster route to early elections in case of political deadlock

31 August 2026 Romania’s far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) will promote in the coming period a draft amendment to the Constitution that would introduce clear deadlines for resolving government crises and “prevent the repetition of the situation” Romania is currently facing. The decision was made at a meeting of the National Leadership Council convened in Mehedinți County, according to Digi24. Under the Romanian Constitution, an initiative to amend the Constitution can be launched by one-quarter of the lawmakers in either of the two chambers of Parliament. However, final approval by Parliament requires a two-thirds majority in each chamber and is followed by a public referendum. “The Constitution must offer solutions when state institutions and representatives are no longe