▁( 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 2 ) ▁and ▁Mih ai ▁R ă z van ▁Ung ure anu ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁general ▁election ▁the ▁P DL ▁won ▁the ▁most ▁seats ▁in ▁ch amb ers ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁coal ition ▁with ▁the ▁P SD . ▁The ▁two ▁parties ▁fell ▁out ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁another ▁one ▁including ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁of ▁Hung ari ans ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁( UD MR ) ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁for ▁the ▁Progress ▁of ▁Roman ia ▁( UN PR ). ▁ ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁due ▁to ▁massive ▁street ▁protest s , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Emil ▁B oc ▁res igned ▁and ▁president ▁Tra ian ▁B ases cu ▁appointed ▁the ▁independent ▁Mih ai ▁Raz van ▁Ung ure anu , ▁former ▁S IE ▁commander , ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁cabinet ▁which ▁was ▁inv ested ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁in ▁Parliament ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁After ▁a ▁two - month s ▁parliament ary ▁protest , ▁the ▁opposition ▁managed ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁sending ▁the ▁P DL ▁into ▁opposition . ▁When ▁the ▁government ▁fell , ▁Tra ian ▁B ases cu ▁consult ed ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁parties ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁P SD ▁leader ▁Victor ▁Pont a ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁local ▁elections ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 0