Nicușor Dan calls parties to Cotroceni on Monday for a new PM proposal
President Nicușor Dan will convene a new round of consultations with the parties at Cotroceni Palace on Monday to designate a candidate for the office of Prime Minister, after the government proposed by Siegfried Mureșan failed to secure the necessary votes in Parliament on Wednesday. The head of state has asked political parties to reach a consensus and propose a solution that can command a parliamentary majority.
"I will summon the parties to Cotroceni on Monday for consultations, and on Monday afternoon, I will nominate a candidate for Prime Minister. I ask the parties to use this time to hold their internal meetings and, this time, come forward with solutions that can actually pass. Once again, for this to happen, consensus is required, and the parties need to make compromises to reach that consensus," the head of state declared on Wednesday in Prague, while meeting with journalists accompanying him on his visit to the Czech Republic, as reported by Agerpres.
Monday, October 5, marks exactly five months since the dismissal of the Bolojan Government via a no-confidence motion.
The head of state thanked Liberal politician Siegfried Mureșan for taking on the responsibility of steering a government program and a list of ministers through Parliament.
"Today, we witnessed another failure by Members of Parliament to form a majority around a government. I want to thank Siegfried Mureșan for assuming this responsibility; he did so seriously, presenting a government program and a proposed government lineup. I believe this was a necessary step for all of us—parties and citizens alike—to understand that consensus is essential in politics. Politics is about consensus, and a majority is built on consensus," stated Nicușor Dan. The Head of State assured Romanians and Romania's partners that the country's pro-Western course would be maintained and that it would honour its financial commitments.
The Siegfried Mureșan government failed to secure a vote of confidence from the joint session of Parliament.
Of the 464 lawmakers, 321 attended Wednesday's session, and 197 valid votes were cast.
There were 182 votes in favor of the investiture and 15 votes against.
To be confirmed, the government required a majority of deputies and senators—meaning a minimum of 233 votes in favor.
AUR lawmakers were absent from the chamber, while PSD lawmakers were present but did not vote.
Siegfried Mureșan was the third prime ministerial nominee President Nicușor Dan put forward after the dismissal of the Bolojan government via a no-confidence motion nearly five months ago, on May 5.
On June 4, the Head of State designated MEP Eugen Tomac to form the government, but he returned the mandate after failing to secure a parliamentary majority.
Nicușor Dan's second choice was Adrian Veștea, who appeared before Parliament for the investiture vote on June 22 but failed to obtain the necessary votes. The Adrian Veștea government was rejected with 189 votes in favor and 23 votes against out of the 212 validly cast votes, Agerpres reports.
