Romania has a new government led by the liberal Ludovic Orban

Sorin Melenciuc 04/11/2019 | 17:43

The liberal Ludovic Orban won the support of the Parliament for his government, managing to achieve 240 votes, 7 more than the threshold of 233 votes needed. The Liberal Party obtained the support of various smaller opposition parties and even some votes from the former ruling party PSD and Pro Romania, despite the fact that that the two parties boycotted the meeting.

The new government will begin its mandate on Monday eavening, at 7.00 PM, following the official ceremony of taking the oath at the Cotroceni palace in Bucharest.

The new government was proposed by prime minister-designate Ludovic Orban, who was nominated by president Klaus Iohannis following the fall of the Dancila government through a motion of no confidence three weeks ago.

In order to pass, the PNL Cabinet needed at least 233 votes. The new cabinet will nominate the candidate for the position of EU commissioner.

“We will make the decision to appoint the candidate of European Commissioner as soon as possible, after consulting the President of Romania,” Orban saif following the vote.

Last week, the Parliament’s specialised committees held hearings for the proposed ministers. Three of the 16 ministers received negative feedback from MPs: Florin Citu (proposed for the Finance Ministry), Ion Stefan (for the Public Works, Development and Administration Ministry) and Violeta Alexandru (for the Labour Ministry and Social Protection).

The 13 ministers who received a favorable vote in the parliamentary committees were:

Marcel Vela – proposed to lead the Ministry of Internal Affairs;

Nicolae Ciuca – National Defense Ministry;

Ioan Marcel Bolos – European Funds Ministry;

Victor Costache – Health Ministry;

Bogdan Gheorghiu – Culture Ministry;

Monica Anisie – Education Ministry;

Bogdan Aurescu – Foreign Affairs Ministry;

Catalin Predoiu – Justice Ministry;

Lucian Bode – Transport, Infrastructure and Communications Ministry;

Virgil Popescu – Economy, Energy and Business Environment Ministry;

Nechita Adrian Oros – Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry;

Costel Alexe – Environment, Water and Forests Ministry;

Ionut Stroe – Youth and Sport Ministry.

At the end of the hearings, the PSD asked the PM-designate to replace the ministers who had received negative feedback from the specialized committees as a matter of urgency. But Ludovic Orban said he would not withdraw the names of those proposed ministers.

Last week, the PNL signed political agreements that would ensure the support of the USR, ALDE, and UDMR parties for Monday’s vote.

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