Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the president of Social Democrat Party, addresses an electoral rally in Craiova, 230km (143 miles) west of Bucharest December 7, 2012. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's president flew to Brussels on Thursday, his absence further delaying talks on forming a new government four days after elections, as his feud with the premier helped keep the country in political limbo.
Traian Basescu is reluctant to reappoint as prime minister leftist rival Victor Ponta, who tried to impeach him in July, but has limited options because of the latter's overwhelming victory in the Sunday parliamentary polls.
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