The name of the
\npotential new Prime Minister of Romania had been unofficially known for days.
\nOn Tuesday afternoon, the relative uncertainty of that nomination was ended by
\nthe announcement made by Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis, who officially
\nentrusted Dacian Ciolos with the formation of a new government, following the
\nousting of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, after major demonstrations by
\nprotesters, angered by graft and lethargy in the government. People marching
\nthe streets for days in a row called for a change, especially through the
\nformation of a government made up of technocrats. <\/p>\n
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After consultations with
\nparliamentary parties and civil society representatives, Klaus Iohannis decided to appoint Dacian
\nCiolos, a man with no party affiliations in Romania. The parties, the President
\nsaid, should no longer promote people suspected of or charged with corruption.
\nNew people are needed to improve the political class in Romania, and the new
\ntechnocratic government must be made up of specialists, above any suspicion,
\nthe president also said. <\/p>\n
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Klaus Iohannis: In
\norder to solve the problem of governing the country, and to have guarantees
\nthat the performance of the Romanian political class will improve, we need an
\nindependent or technocrat Prime Minister, a clean and honest person, somebody
\nwho has proven they are able to manage complicated circumstances. <\/p>\n
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The new Prime
\nMinister designate has 10 days to set up and present his team, to govern the
\ncountry until next year’s parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n
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One
\nyear is both long and short. It’s long because we will not limit ourselves to
\ncertain actions and strictly administrative decisions. On the other hand, it is
\ntoo short a period for starting and finalizing the reforms that society has
\nlong been waiting for.<\/p>\n
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46 year-old Dacian
\nCiolos graduated from the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary
\nMedicine of Cluj-Napoca, in western Romania, and furthered his education in
\nFrance. Currently a special advisor on food security to the European Commission
\nPresident, he was an Agriculture Minister in Romania between 2007-2008, and
\nEuropean Commissioner for Agriculture between 2010-2014. In a country where the
\nministers accused or suspected of corruption are quite many, Dacian Ciolos
\nenjoys the reputation of a spotless integrity and moral probity. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
After his
\nappointment as Prime Minister, he announced his intention to hold consultations
\nwith civil society and, provided Parliament votes in his favour, to work
\nclosely with the political parties represented in Parliament. The National
\nLiberal Party, the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania, the
\nNational Union for the Progress of Romania and the Alliance of Liberals and
\nDemocrats for Europe have stated they agree with this nomination. The Social
\nDemocratic Party, on the other hand, has announced it will state whether they
\nsupport or not Dacian Ciolos after he has presented his team and governing
\nprogram. <\/p>\n
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