Parliament’s special
\ncommittees on Tuesday started hearing the candidates nominated by Prime
\nMinister designate Ludovic Orban for his new Government. Scheduled over the
\ncourse of two days, the hearings will be followed by an investiture vote in
\nParliament’s plenary sitting on Monday, November 4. The first to appear before
\nParliament’s special committee was the Ministry of European Funds candidate. Also on Tuesday, candidates aspiring for the
\nMinistries of Health, Culture or National Defense were also interviewed. The opinions
\npresented by Parliament’s special committees are purely consultative. A great
\ndeal of attention surrounded the hearing of the Finance Ministry candidate,
\namongst rumors that the Orban Cabinet will introduce very strict austerity
\nmeasures, such as salary slashes or layoffs in the public sector. Meanwhile,
\nLudovic Orban expressed confidence his new Cabinet will get the necessary
\nsupport in Parliament, after signing agreements with several parliamentary
\nparties. The Liberal Cabinet is therefore expected to get the 233 necessary
\nvotes in Monday’s investiture vote, which would be enough to replace the
\noutgoing Dancila Cabinet. After signing political protocols and agreements with
\nSave Romania Union, the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians, the People’s
\nMovement Party, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats and the group of
\nnational minorities, Ludovic Orban pointed out:<\/p>\n
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We have
\ncurrently secured more than the 233 votes needed to invest the new Government.
\nSurely, negotiations will continue, because we want to secure a margin of error
\nto provide for unexpected absences. <\/p>\n
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Under the
\npolitical agreement between the National Liberal Party and Save Romania Union,
\nthe two sides have committed to support the latter’s citizens’ initiative to
\nban people convicted in court from holding public office, as well as to vote
\nfor the election of local authorities in two separate ballots. The agreement
\nsigned with the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians stipulates the new
\nGovernment will not pass any emergency decrees in the justice or election
\nfields. The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats also wants to modify the justice
\nlaws by means of Parliamentary debate and to ban MPs and local officials from
\nswitching parties. In turn, the People’s Movement Party wants to eliminate
\nspecial pensions, except for those of the military, and to re-launch relations
\nwith the Republic of Moldova. On the other hand, the PRO Romania Party, made up
\nof dissidents of the Social-Democratic Party, claims it would decide whether or
\nnot it will take part in Monday’s vote in Parliament after all candidates have
\nbeen interviewed. The Social-Democrats say it will treat all candidates fairly
\nin Parliament’s special committees, although it will not attend Monday’s vote,
\nhoping it will fall through due to lack of quorum. <\/p>\n
(Translated by V. Palcu)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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