Romania President Rejects First Socialist Muslim Female PM Pick
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Sevil Shhaideh is sworn in for the position of minister for regional administration and public administration, in Bucharest. | Photo: Reuters.
Some argue that Sevil Shhaideh, who comes from Romania’s small Muslim community, was rejected over her lack of experience and husband’s Syrian origins.
Romania's hopes for having its first woman and Muslim prime minister were quashed by the country’s president after he rejected Social Democratic candidate Sevil Shhaideh, whose party won the recent parliamentary elections.
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