Romanian PM-designate fails to win parliamentary support

20/10/2021 19:09

        Romania's Prime Minister-designate Dacian Ciolos failed on Wednesday to win parliamentary support from lawmakers on a new cabinet proposal, which risks prolonging an ongoing political crisis amid an acute surge of coronavirus cases.
        
        After failing to rebuild a governing coalition after the Liberal-led government was ousted in a no-confidence vote in early October, centrist USR party leader Ciolos presented a new governing program and a cabinet made up of USR ministers.
        
        But Ciolos' proposal for a minority government fell well short of the 234 votes it needed to pass. Most lawmakers abstained from voting or voted against it.
        
        If two designated prime ministers fail to form a government within 60 days the president can dissolve parliament, which could pave the way to early elections.