BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's Social Democrats quit the coalition government on Thursday in protest at the sacking of a minister before a November presidential election, jolting markets and raising the risk of failure to meet IMF aid terms.
The centrist Democrat-Liberals (PD-L) can rule alone for a few weeks but need parliamentary approval for new ministers to replace the Social Democrats, making the support of the centrist and ethnic Hungarian opposition key to their survival.
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