BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Finance Minister Daniel Chitoiu resigned from the coalition government on Thursday, a move two senior party sources said came after he lost the support of his Liberal Party in a policy row.
The sources told Reuters that Chitoiu had failed to keep his party informed about a plan by its partners to reschedule the bank debts of low-income borrowers for two years. The policy is seen as a populist appeal to poorer voters in an election year.
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