December 21

Bucharest, Romania • December 21, 1937 On this date in 1937 Romania’s last free elections (until 1990) ended in the ouster of the middle-of-the road Na­tion­al Libe­ral govern­ment. The Liberals, who remained the largest party in parlia­ment, were unable to form a coali­tion govern­ment with the next 2 runner-up par­ties. A week later King Carol II named the…

Bucharest, Romania · December 21, 1937 On this date in 1937 Romania’s last free elections (until 1990) ended in the ouster of the middle-of-the road Na­tion­al Libe­ral govern­ment. The Libe­rals, who remained the largest party in parlia­ment, were unable to form a coali­tion govern­ment with the next 2 runner-up par­ties. A week later King Carol II named the…