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Romania's ruling Social Democrat-led coalition faces its second government crisis in four months after Prime Minister Mihai Tudose announced that he plans to fire cabinet ministers being investigated for graft, instigating a small-scale Cabinet reshuffle. He told media that there has been recent friction between him and Social Democrat leader Liviu Dragnea.

Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party is in turmoil after the country's powerful National Anti-corruption Directorate, the DNA, said it was prosecuting two ministers for influence peddling in a case connected also to the party's leader, Liviu Dragnea.

Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party, the PSD, is due to name a new Prime Minister by Monday after it voted the former Prime Minister out of office on Wednesday.

Romania's Senate is to discuss a bill that proposes jail terms of six months to three years for people challenging Romania's "constitutional order", prompting civic activists to claim that the ruling Social Democrat Party, PSD, may attempt to limit free speech.

Romania's President, Klaus Iohannis, on Tuesday rejected the Social Democrat Party's proposal to name Sevil Shhaideh as Prime Minister-designate.

"I have carefully weighed the pros and cons and I have decided not to appoint Sevil Shhaideh," Iohannis said.

"As a result, I am asking the PSD and ALDE [its coalition partner] to make a new proposal," he added.

The Senate appointed on Tuesday Radu Boroianu as president of the Romanian Cultural Institute.

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Boroianu was nominated by the ruling Social Democrat Party and Liberal Conservative Party groups in the Senate; he got 64 votes in favour and 49 against in a secret ballot.

The first meeting of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) National Standing Bureau discussed the 2015 political agenda, essential projects like changing the Constitution, the electoral system and the party financing laws, and government priorities - especially social measures.

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