22 December 2016

Politico: Romania’s Social Democrats propose Muslim woman as PM

Romania’s Social Democrats (PSD) and their liberal coalition partners ALDE proposed on Wednesday to make Sevil Shhaideh, a Muslim woman from the ethnic Tatar minority, the country’s next prime minister following the PSD’s landslide election victory earlier this month.

If her nomination is approved by President Klaus Iohannis and parliament, Shhaideh would be the first woman and the first Muslim to occupy the job in a country where the majority of the population are Orthodox Christians. The PSD’s election campaign was partly based on promoting Orthodox values. [...]

Nicușor Dan, leader of the anti-corruption movement Union Save Romania which came third in the elections, said Shhaideh lacks experience for the prime ministership and was only nominated because of her loyalty to Dragnea.

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