Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bucharest September 25, 2013. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - An ethnic Hungarian party is likely to join Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta's ruling alliance within days, partially restoring his once-comfortable majority in parliament and votes needed to implement economic reforms.
Ponta's main coalition partner quit the government earlier this week after a series of disagreements. The exit sparked worries about Romania's ability to stick to commitments it made to the International Monetary Fund in exchange for a 4 billion euro aid deal.
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