PSD Arad leader Mihai Fifor criticised the Romanian government after a Curs poll found 76 % of citizens say the country is heading in the wrong direction. Fifor warned that when the majority lose confidence, the government should leave rather than prepare for another “take‑over”. He accused the administration of deliberately driving the economy into recession, inflating prices and imposing austerity. Fifor said Romanians are working harder, paying more and living poorer, and that the promised economic stimulus has done little. The comments came amid a political climate in which the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) holds 35 % support, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) 23 %, the National Liberal Party (PNL) 18 %, the Save Romania Union (USR) 10 % and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) 5 %. Fifor’s statements reflect growing discontent with the current leadership and its economic policies.

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