{"id":9389,"date":"2026-03-20T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9389"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:00:23","slug":"romanian-president-calls-for-political-stability-rules-out-early-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9389","title":{"rendered":"Romanian president calls for political stability, rules out early elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President <strong>Nicu\u015for Dan<\/strong> said he supports the continuation of the current parliamentary majority and ruled out the possibility of early elections, following the European Council meeting, according to his statements reported on March 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that this parliamentary majority will continue for a long time from now on,\u201d the president said, adding that while he formally appoints the prime minister, political backing ultimately depends on parliamentary support.<\/p>\n<p>Dan avoided reaffirming support for prime minister Ilie Bolojan explicitly, noting instead that \u201cthe support is given by the parliamentary majority,\u201d when asked whether a change in government leadership was being considered.<\/p>\n<p>He firmly dismissed the prospect of early elections, citing the current domestic and international context.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I rule it out. Of course, theoretically a lot can happen, but, given the context we are going through, it is the last thing to think about, a long period of instability,\u201d Dan said, as quoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.ro\/politic-intern\/nicusor-dan-imi-doresc-aceasta-majoritate-parlamentara-continue-mult-timp-acum-incolo-vedem-presedintele-afirma-exclude-scenariul-alegerilor-anticipate-e-ultimul-lucru-ne-gandim-1922401020362026030622384322?mc_cid=3e0c5922ca&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c\" target=\"_blank\">News.ro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The president stressed that Romania\u2019s current political configuration reflects the outcome of previous parliamentary elections and should be maintained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the result of the parliamentary configuration that Romanians have given, and with this configuration, we are moving forward,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks come amid tensions within the ruling coalition over the 2026 budget and broader policy direction, as political parties weigh their positions ahead of key parliamentary decisions.<\/p>\n<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source: Inquam Photos\/Alexandru Nechez)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nicu\u015for Dan said he supports the continuation of the current parliamentary majority and ruled out the possibility of early elections, following the European Council meeting, according to his statements reported on March 19. \u201cI hope that this parliamentary majority will continue for a long time from now on,\u201d the president said, adding that while [&hellip;]<\/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-9389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9389","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=9389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}