FILE PHOTO: Leader of the radical right Alliance for Uniting Romanians (AUR) George Simion looks on, following the first exit polls, at the party’s campaign headquarters, on the day of the parliamentary election, in Bucharest, Romania, December 1, 2024. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania's hard-right Alliance for Uniting Romanians (AUR) party wants to be part of a coalition government, its leader said on Tuesday, as the nation eyes a presidential run-off vote that will decide who appoints the prime minister.
Hard-right and ultranationalist parties, including AUR, drew a sharp surge in support in a parliamentary election on Sunday, and while they lack a majority they garnered more than 30% of seats in the legislature.
