2012 Romanian protests

2012 Romanian protests
2012 Romanian protests
Part of 2012–2015 unrest in Romania
	Demonstrations at University Square, Bucharest
Date	12 January 2012 – 20 April 2012 (first phase); 4 June 2012 – 9 December 2012 (second phase)
Location	62 cities in Romania, including Bucharest; Diaspora:; Vienna; Brussels; Montreal; Aarhus; Paris, Strasbourg; Berlin; Dublin; Brescia, Padua, Rome, Trieste; Chișinău; The Hague; Lisbon; Madrid, Zaragoza; London; Vatican City
Caused by	Tax raises, salary cuts, unemployment, economic conditions, political corruption
Goals	Resignation of President Traian Băsescu; Resignation of Prime Minister Emil Boc; Early elections;
Methods	Civil disobedience; Demonstrations; Picketing; Lock-ons; Die-ins; Sit-ins; Rioting; Hunger strike; Labor strike; Occupations; Vandalism; Revolts; Online activism;
Status	Ended
Concessions	Dismissal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Teodor Baconschi; Resignation of Prime Minister Emil Boc and his cabinet; Dismissal of Prime Minister Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu and his cabinet; Suspension of President Traian Băsescu;
Number
over 13,000 participants throughout Romania; (incl. political rallies)
Casualties
Injuries	88
Arrested	283 in mid-January clashes

The 2012 Romanian protests were a series of protests and civil manifestations triggered by the introduction of new health reform legislation. In particular, President Traian Băsescu criticized the Deputy Minister of Health, Raed Arafat, on a Romanian television broadcast. The protests became violent, with both protesters and members of the Gendarmerie sustaining injuries during their clashes.

On the morning of 5 February 2012, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced his resignation because of the protests. He said that his decision would release the tension in the country's political and social situation. Protests, on a lesser scale, continued in University Square in Bucharest. The protesters demanded the president's resignation and early general elections. There were ongoing protests in Romania in subsequent months over a variety of disagreements.

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