Not only the temperature rose in this past week — also tensions in the ruling coalition and the liberal PNL. Yet PM Cîţu reassured Romanians that none of this would affect his government in any way. A Giurgiu court ruled on Thursday that former PSD leader Liviu Dragnea should be released early. He left Rahova prison almost immediately after the ruling to be reunited with his girlfriend but not before insulting his former political home (PSD) and calling himself a political prisoner.

Romanian Dispatch #38 (July 10—16, 2021)