Romania’s parliament votes to remove Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, toppling his pro-European government in a no-confidence motion on Tuesday. Multiple outlets report that the vote passes with a clear margin, with 281 lawmakers voting in favour and 233 votes needed to approve the motion, according to an official parliamentary count cited by one source. The government had been in office for less than a year after a coalition was sworn in, and the collapse triggers a new period of political turmoil in the EU and NATO member state that borders Ukraine. Several reports describe the cabinet as minority and pro-EU, with the outcome raising concerns about renewed political and economic instability. One outlet frames the vote as having potential implications for Romania’s European trajectory, while others focus on the immediate domestic impact and the timing relative to the coalition’s formation. Ahead of the vote, Bolojan tells parliamentarians that the motion is unwarranted and argues the situation calls for consolidation rather than replacing governments. Following the successful motion, Romania moves into an uncertain political period as officials begin to form the next government process.