President circumventing democratic consultation procedures to unilaterally appoint government officials represents authoritarian consolidation of executive power and erosion of constitutional restraints on authority.
President Nicusor Dan has nominated a new prime minister, without consulting Romania’s governing parties. Critics accuse Dan of breaking democratic rules.
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