{"id":9855,"date":"2026-04-23T06:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9855"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:03:06","slug":"president-calls-for-calm-and-dialogue-amid-political-crisis-says-romania-remains-a-functional-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9855","title":{"rendered":"President calls for calm and dialogue amid political crisis, says Romania remains a \u201cfunctional state\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Nicu\u0219or Dan<\/strong> called for calm and a de-escalation of political tensions after a full day of consultations with pro-Western parties on Wednesday, April 22, stressing that Romania remains a \u201cfunctional state\u201d despite the ongoing government crisis. The remarks came after the Social Democratic Party (PSD) withdrew its support<\/a> for Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie Bolojan, pushing the ruling coalition to the brink of collapse.<\/p>\n

Speaking after informal talks at Cotroceni Palace, Dan said the discussions were necessary to understand how each political actor views the future, even if the Constitution does not currently grant him a direct role in resolving the crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are clearly in a political crisis, and it did not start today,\u201d the president said<\/a>, noting that tensions and disagreements within the coalition have been building for months.<\/p>\n

He urged political leaders to tone down their public rhetoric and focus on solutions rather than past disputes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need de-escalation now in order to have dialogue in the future,\u201d the president said, adding that cooperation among pro-Western parties will be essential regardless of whether a future government is formed as a majority or minority.<\/p>\n

He also sought to reassure the public that state institutions continue to function normally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a functional state, with differences of opinion at the political level,\u201d Nicu\u0219or Dan said.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the president underlined that Romania\u2019s pro-Western direction is not in question, noting that all parties involved in the consultations – including PSD, PNL, Save Romania Union (USR), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania UDMR), and representatives of national minorities – have ruled out cooperation with anti-Western forces such as the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR).<\/p>\n

According to Dan, political actors also expressed willingness to work together on key national priorities, including accession to the OECD, defense-related programs such as SAFE, and the implementation of reforms tied to the EU\u2019s Recovery and Resilience Facility.<\/p>\n

The consultations were held amid escalating uncertainty following PSD\u2019s decision, backed by an overwhelming internal vote, to withdraw support for prime minister Ilie Bolojan\u2019s government. The PM has said he will remain in office, while PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu has warned his party could move into opposition if no agreement is reached.<\/p>\n

Several scenarios remain on the table, including a minority government<\/a> with limited powers, a reshaped parliamentary majority, or a no-confidence vote. PSD has prepared a plan to exit Ilie Bolojan\u2019s government, according to media reports, with its ministers being expected to resign ahead of Thursday\u2019s cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n

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

(Photo source: Presidency.ro)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Nicu\u0219or Dan called for calm and a de-escalation of political tensions after a full day of consultations with pro-Western parties on Wednesday, April 22, stressing that Romania remains a \u201cfunctional state\u201d despite the ongoing government crisis. The remarks came after the Social Democratic Party (PSD) withdrew its support for Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie […]<\/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-9855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9855","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=9855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9855\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}