Romania PM accused of breaking virus rules with birthday drinks

By AFP
May 31, 2020

BUCHAREST: Romania´s Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has been accused of breaking his own government´s coronavirus restrictions after a picture emerged of him smoking and drinking inside his office with several cabinet members. In the smartphone photo, Orban is pictured smoking a cigarette surrounded by four cabinet members, none of whom are wearing masks or practising social distancing. Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu is seen holding a cigar, while masks lay on a table alongside bottles of alcohol. Eugen Teodorovici, a senator of the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD), was one of the first to post the picture on social media.

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