The Romanian Social Democratic Party (SPD), with which the Party of European Socialists has cut off ties in the wake of controversial judicial reforms, suffered three major setbacks between Sunday 26 and Monday 27 May.
The Romanian SPD was first overtaken by the Ludovic Orban PNL, affiliated to the EPP, in the European elections, with the PNL winning 14 seats. The SPD is in second position with 9 seats, followed by another pro-European formation concerned about the abuses of the Romanian...