{"id":10020,"date":"2026-05-05T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10020"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:00:28","slug":"romanian-social-democrat-leader-says-pm-ilie-bolojan-should-resign-after-no-confidence-motion-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10020","title":{"rendered":"Romanian Social Democrat leader says PM Ilie Bolojan should resign after no-confidence motion result"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorin Grindeanu<\/strong>, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), said outgoing Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie Bolojan should resign following the no-confidence vote on Tuesday, May 5, which led to the collapse of the government<\/a>. The executive remains in an interim role until a new cabinet is formed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe it would be normal for Ilie Bolojan to resign at this moment, even as interim prime minister, because we are talking about an overwhelming vote,\u201d Grindeanu said after Parliament adopted the motion, as reported by News.ro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He further called for swift political consultations to establish a new governing majority, stressing that PSD is ready to engage in negotiations but ruling out support for a minority government.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI can only speak on behalf of PSD: we are ready to quickly find a solution, we want to have a government as soon as possible, and all options are open,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Dominic Fritz, leader of the Save Romania Union (USR), rejected any possibility of cooperation with PSD in forming a new government.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe motion has passed, but we will not allow PSD and AUR to take Romania back into the past,\u201d he said in a Facebook statement.<\/p>\n

Fritz accused the two parties of trying to halt reforms, arguing that \u201ctheir greed costs – and will cost – Romanians dearly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

He confirmed that USR ministers will continue their work until a new government is appointed, but reiterated that the party will not enter negotiations with PSD. \u201cYou cannot govern with a partner that blocks reforms while keeping a backup majority with AUR,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, from the National Liberal Party (PNL), C\u0103t\u0103lin Predoiu, the party\u2019s first vice-president, expressed regret over the collapse of the government, arguing that the situation could have been avoided through continued negotiations, Digi24<\/a> reported. He noted that the former ruling coalition had been formed with the goal of keeping Romania on a Euro-Atlantic path and ensuring economic stability.<\/p>\n

The no-confidence motion against the government led by Ilie Bolojan passed with 281 votes in favor and just 4 against, far exceeding the 233 votes required. The result marks the largest vote of its kind in Romania\u2019s parliamentary history.<\/p>\n

As a result, the government has been dismissed but will continue to operate in an interim capacity, with limited powers, until a new cabinet is appointed following consultations expected to be led by president Nicu\u0219or Dan.<\/p>\n

irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n

(Photo source: Inquam Photos\/George Calin)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sorin Grindeanu, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), said outgoing Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie Bolojan should resign following the no-confidence vote on Tuesday, May 5, which led to the collapse of the government. The executive remains in an interim role until a new cabinet is formed. \u201cI believe it would be normal for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}