early elections

Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) has rejected on Thursday the emergency ordinance issued by Orban Government that was regulating the framework for organising early elections. The GEO was shortening the legal time frames so that early…

President Klaus Iohannis has nominated the current Finance minister Florin Cîțu as PM, in a new attempt to force early elections, considering that the new proposal is practically impossible to prompt a new majority in Parliament that would…

The vote on the Orban 2 Cabinet is due today in Parliament, but sources told mass media the plenary session will be adjourned due to the lack of quorum. PSD, ALDE and Pro Romania have already announced their MPs will boycott the plenary…

The Senate's legal committee has rejected the emergency ordinance on early elections adopted by the Orban Cabinet by 8 votes in favour and 3 against (PNL, USR). The amendment proposing the rejection of the GEO has been initiated by UDMR…

The ministers of the second Orban Cabinet will be heard in the Parliament's special committees next week, on February 17, 18 and 19, while the investiture vote is scheduled for February 24, PM-designate Ludovic Orban announced. The…

PM-designate Ludovic Orban has presented the ruling programme and the list of ministers on the Orban Gov't 2. The National Liberal Party's National Executive Bureau has unanimously approved the ruling programme and the Cabinet list. The…

Dan Barna told Digi24 on Sunday that dismissed PM Ludovic Orban had rejected the idea of USR joining ruling in case of no early elections. USR chairman voiced discontent that the Liberal government had fulfilled only 4 in those 18 points…

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 Government is preparing an emergency ordinance to enable law amendments in case of early elections. "I don't except PSD to raise the votes necessary for the censure motion, but better safe than sorry," said PM Ludovic Orban. In case…