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In this photo taken Thursday, March 12, 2020, a member of parliament staff speaks on two mobile phones next to the empty government ministers stand, after the Premier designate Florin Citu renounced his mandate shortly before the parliament session called to approve his government team, in Bucharest, Romania. The caretaker prime minister of Romania, Ludovic Orban, said Friday, March 13, 2020, the government, including all ministers, as well as the leadership of the ruling National Liberal Party and all its senators, are going into quarantine after one of the governing party's senators, who took part in high-level meetings, who confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

In this photo taken Thursday, March 12, 2020, a member of parliament staff speaks on two mobile phones next to the empty government ministers stand, after the Premier designate Florin Citu renounced his mandate shortly before the parliament session called to approve his government team, in Bucharest, Romania. The caretaker prime minister of Romania, Ludovic Orban, said Friday, March 13, 2020, the government, including all ministers, as well as the leadership of the ruling Na…

March 13, 2020

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Caretaker PM Iohannis asked to head new Romanian government
March 13, 2020 11:16 a.m.

Caretaker PM Iohannis asked to head new Romanian government

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's president on Friday asked the quarantined caretaker prime minister, who lost a confidence vote in parliament last month, to try to form a new government after opposition parties indicated that they would back him.