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Fri 10 Oct 2009Romanian coalition splits amid claims of vote rigging
ROMANIA’S TWO biggest parties traded blame yesterday for the collapse of their coalition government, as unpopular cutbacks and a looming presidential election stoked simmering political tension.
The Social Democrats (PSD) withdrew their ministers from cabinet after the sacking of interior minister Dan Nica, who infuriated his Liberal Democrat coalition partners by accusing them of planning to rig the November presidential election in favour of incumbent Traian Basescu.
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