On Wednesday,
\nRomania’s president Klaus Iohannis invited the representatives of the parties
\nrepresented in the future Parliament to talk about the formation of a new
\ngovernment. The Social Democratic Party, the winner of the December 11th elections, and their partner, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, did not
\nattend the talks, saying the invitation was premature given that the final
\nmake-up of the future Parliament had not been established yet. <\/p>\n
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The attitude of
\nthe two parties has been described by the president as uncooperative and
\nunhealthy in relation to the head of state. At the talks, the other parties
\nand representatives of ethnic minorities presented their view on the
\npost-election period and the appointment of a new prime minister. None of them
\nmade a nomination for this position, but all stood against the appointment as
\nprime minister of any person with a criminal record. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The interim president of
\nthe National Liberal Party Raluca Turcan said the Social Democratic Party was
\nunable to provide the prosperity expected by citizens, describing the
\nunsustainable promises made by this party as confidence fraud. Turcan also
\nfound surprising the haste with which the Social Democrats abandoned their
\ngoverning platform and the principles they espoused during the election
\ncampaign. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The leader of the Save Romania Union Nicusor Dan told president
\nIohannis his party would not vote in favour of a government formed around the
\nSocial Democratic Party and its leader Liviu Dragnea, who has a suspended
\nprison sentence for election fraud during a referendum to impeach the former
\npresident Traian Basescu. He emphasized that it was inadmissible for Romania to
\nhave a government led by a prime minister with a criminal record. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The leader of
\nthe Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania Kelemen Hunor said it was
\nimportant for the ethnic Hungarian community in Romania that the Union found
\npartners in the future Parliament to implement the most important elements in
\nthe Union’s political platform. The sixth party to enter the new Parliament,
\nthe People’s Movement Party, did not necessarily see the dialogue with the
\npresident as a consultation for the formation of a new government, but rather
\nas tentative talks. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
This party’s leader, the former president of Romania
\nTraian Basescu, said the People’s Movement Party was and would be part of any
\npolitical solution against the Social Democratic Party. He said this position
\nwas based on both ideological reasons and the opposition to how the Social
\nDemocrats viewed the management of budget resources, namely in a populist
\nmanner, as if to prepare Romania’s departure from the parameters required to
\nenter the Eurozone. According to president Iohannis, a new round of talks will
\nbe held as soon as the new Parliament is validated.<\/p>\n
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