censure motion

The Constitutional Court has ruled today that there is a legal constitutional conflict between Presidency and Parliament in the case of designating Ludovic Orban as Prime Minister for the second time after he had been dismissed by the…

After consultations with all political parties represented in Parliament on Thursday, President Klaus Iohannis has nominated Ludovic Orban again for the PM seat, calling him to form a new Cabinet. This move is part of the logic to trigger…

President Klaus Iohannis has had a press statement about two hours after the PSD's censure motion had been voted and the Orban Cabinet had been toppled down. His statements: I think it is time to think a little bit what we…

The Parliament has adopted the censure motion filed by PSD and UDMR against the Liberal Cabinet led by Ludovic Orban, three months after it had been sworn in. The motion passed by 261 votes. 423 MPs attended the plenary session and 400…

The censure motion against Ludovic Orban Cabinet filed by PSD has been read in Parliament on Monday. Entitled “Orban Government/PNL- the privatisation of the Romanian democracy“, the motion is accusing the Liberal Government that it is…

One day after the Government had assumed responsibility on the law electing mayors in two rounds, PSD and UDMR have filed a censure motion intended to topple down Orban Cabinet. Entitled "Orban Government/PNL- the privatisation of the…

While PSD is closing ranks to secure as much endorsement as they can for the announced censure motion, some voices in the party say that they actually do not intend to return to power. According to the PSD's interim chairman Marcel Ciolacu,…

PM Ludovic Orban has announced today that his Cabinet will take responsibility on the bill to amend the electoral legislation and to elect mayors and county council leaders in two rounds. Last evening, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis…

President Klaus Iohannis has said on Monday that he wants mayors to be elected in two rounds and that if the draft laws under the Parliament's debate fail, then the Government's taking responsibility would be "a reasonable approach." "I…

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission President-elect expects Romania to urgently nominate a candidate for the position of European Commissioner, said the EC spokesperson Mina Andreeva, as quoted by politico.eu. "It’s urgent and…