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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…

Ludovic Orban has resigned as prime minister-designate, President Klaus Iohannis announced on Tuesday evening. "This evening, Mr Ludovic Orban resigned as prime minister-designate," Iohannis said in a press statement. The head of…

The ministers proposed to be part of the second Orban Cabinet will be heard in the special committees of the Parliament on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. On Monday the following proposed ministers are scheduled for hearings: Florin Citu…

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…

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…

The Government has assumed responsibility on the draft law on electing mayors in two rounds in Parliament today, after it had approved the final version, with amendments. "The main amendments submitted by PNL are related to the period of…

The Chamber of Deputies, Romania's Parliament lower chamber has passed the draft law repealing special pensions by 247 votes, none against and 21 abstentions. The bill provides for the repeal of special state pensions, except for the…

President Klaus Iohannis has sent the Parliament the letters calling on the extraordinary session of the two Chambers in order to take note of the Government's taking responsibility on the draft law on electing mayors in two rounds. "The…