Romania confidence vote falls but more protests planned
AKIPRESS.COM - The Romanian government has survived a no-confidence vote, called after mass protests forced it to scrap a decree that would have weakened anti-corruption measures.
Lawmakers from the three-party ruling coalition abstained, denying opponents the 50% support needed to pass the vote, BBC reported.
More protests are planned this weekend.
The decree has been scrapped, but protesters say the government has proved itself untrustworthy.
They also fear that new legislation, promised by the prime minister when he abolished the decree, might contain some of the same elements in a different form.