Romania's nominated prime minister secures support ahead of confidence vote
PSD will take 11 ministries as technocrats handle finance, energy and foreign affairs, and the coalition seeks to end a months-long crisis.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu will unveil his proposed cabinet before a parliamentary vote of confidence, moving Romania toward resolving its months-long political crisis.
- Centrist President Nicusor Dan tasked Niculescu with forming a government after a pro-European coalition led by Liberal Party head Ilie Bolojan collapsed five months ago in early May.
- The Social Democrats will hold 11 ministerial posts in the new cabinet, while other pro-European parties pledged support to secure the 233 votes required for parliamentary confirmation.
- PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu conditioned the party's participation on a 2027 budget plan by December 1 with no tax hikes, stating the cabinet will be assessed in six months.
- Ratings agencies emphasize that Romania's ability to approve a 2027 budget cutting the deficit from 6.2% this year to below 3% by 2030 is essential to maintaining investment-grade status.
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Romania's nominated prime minister secures support ahead of confidence vote
Romania's leftist Social Democrats said they will join the government of Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu while other parties pledged their votes, edging the country closer to ending a political crisis that has pressured its investment-grade rating.
The Prime Minister appointed Luca Niculescu would table the governance programme and the list of future members of the Government on Thursday in Parliament. The hearings of the proposed ministers would be held on Monday and Tuesday - the vote will be given in plenary.
Parliament is to set the timetable for the investiture vote. First, ministers will be heard at one and the same time in the specialised committees of Parliament, then the final vote will be given at a joint meeting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Political sources have told the PSD that on Monday the Ministers' hearings will take place, and the full assembly will give ...
The Prime Minister, Luca Niculescu, is expected to table, on Thursday, in Parliament, the Governance Programme and the list of ministers, thus opening the agenda for government investment. PSD is the only party that will enter the Government, but PNL and UDMR have announced that they will vote for the investment. USR President Dominic Fritz has announced that he will propose to colleagues that the Members of Parliament do not vote for the invest…
The Prime Minister appointed Luca Niculescu is due to table on Thursday, 15 October, in Parliament, the governance programme and the list of ministers proposed for the new Cabinet. The investment of the Government of Niculescu depends on obtaining at least 233 votes, after which the hearings of the candidates in the parliamentary committees and the final vote in plenary will take place. The timing of the procedure comes in the context of the pol…
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