Romanian PM-designate Niculescu wins confidence vote, Digi 24 reports

Romania's ​Prime ‌Minister Luca Niculescu ​won a parliamentary ‌vote of confidence on Tuesday, private broadcaster Digi 24 reported ‌citing sources, installing a ‌potentially short-lived cabinet of leftists and technocrats to ease ⁠pressure ​on ⁠the country's investment grade rating ⁠and restore investor confidence.

Niculescu, ​55, a diplomat, former ⁠journalist and deputy foreign minister, ⁠is ​centrist President Nicusor Dan's fourth attempt to ⁠install a government since ⁠a ⁠pro-European broad coalition cabinet collapsed in early ‌May.