The first ordinary Parliament
\nsession in Bucharest has acknowledged ALDE leader, Calin Popescu Tariceanu’s
\nstepping down from the position of Senate President. The move was made public
\nby the Social Democrats’ former partner the ruling coalition concurrently with its
\ndecision to break up with the government coalition. Tariceanu has described himself
\nas a fair, honest and impartial Senate president, adding that he could no
\nlonger continue with this job. <\/p>\n
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Calin Popescu Tariceanu: I
\nwas appointed for this job by a political alliance and it seems only fair to
\nstep down since the respective alliance no longer exists.<\/p>\n
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Surprisingly, ALDE could still head
\nthe Senate through its vice-president, Teodor Melescanu, who has been offered
\nthis job by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) itself. Social Democratic leader
\nViorica Dancila has explained the decision. <\/p>\n
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Viorica Dancila: The
\nposition belonged to ALDE and we wanted to show that we are fair until the end.
\nI talked with my colleagues at the latest meeting we had with the president of
\nthe Chamber of Deputies and also had the Senate voting.<\/p>\n
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Teodor Melescanu believes his
\nappointment as Senate president would be beneficial to ALDE. <\/p>\n
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Teodor Melescanu: This
\nposition is a guarantee of the fact that ALDE will not be subjected to
\npressures of any kind, on the contrary it could also offer my colleagues future
\nprospects.<\/p>\n
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Everything comes at a price in Romanian
\npolitics though everything is negotiable. It seems obvious though that ALDE’s silence
\ncould be obtained in exchange for the political support offered to a minority
\nPSD govern currently facing the threat of reshuffle through a no confidence
\nvote. PNL, the main opposition party, made up of National Liberals, has
\nannounced its intention to negotiate with all the parties, except for the PSD,
\nin order to increase the chances for the no confidence vote to pass. Here is PNL
\npresident Ludovic Orban with more on the issue.<\/p>\n
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Ludovic Orban: Once the
\nParliamentary session has started we are going to kick off talks with all
\npolitical parties represented in the Romanian Parliament, of course with the
\nexception of the PSD groups. As far as we are concerned, the text of the no
\nconfidence vote drawn up by the National Liberal Party will be subjected to
\nnegotiations with all Parliament groups. There are six other Parliament groups that
\nshould associate with the National Liberal Party in this move to bring down the
\ngovernment. <\/p>\n
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Also in opposition, the USR-PLUS Alliance
\nis still calling for snap election as a prerequisite for joining a new
\nExecutive. According to its leader, Dan Barna, this is the only way to build up
\na Parliament majority to promote the reforms Romania needs. It’s partner, the
\nleader of PLUS Dacian Ciolos, stands for a transition government until the snap
\nelection. <\/p>\n
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However, the very complex
\nParliament equation cannot exclude Pro Romania, a splinter group from the PSD
\nled by the country’s former Prime Minister Victor Ponta, PMP, UDMR or the
\ndeputies of national minorities. The latter have traditionally been voting the
\ngovernment. <\/p>\n
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