The centre-right coalition formed by
\nthe National Liberal Party, the Save Romania Union and PLUS Alliance and the
\nDemocratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania stays together as the leaders of
\nthese parties come to an agreement. The first crisis of trust faced by Romania’s
\nruling coalition ended after several days of mutual accusations as well as
\ntalks, with contested Liberal prime minister Florin C\u00ee\u021bu retaining his
\nposition. <\/p>\n
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The conflict started from C\u00ee\u021bu’s
\ndisagreements with health minister Vlad Voiculescu, whom he sacked overnight, without
\nconsulting the coalition partners, the Save Romania Union and PLUS Alliance
\nwhose member Voiculescu was. In response, the latter party asked for C\u00ee\u021bu to
\nstep down as a condition to stay in the coalition, which gave rise to various scenarios
\nthat themselves unearthed old conflicts. <\/p>\n
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Things only calmed down on Tuesday
\nnight when the coalition leaders signed an update to the coalition agreement aimed
\nto boost trust among partners and improve the performance of the government,
\nas the Liberal leader Ludovic Orban put it after six hours of negotiations. The
\nco-president of the Save Romania Union and PLUS Alliance Dan Barna said a
\nsensitive situation was thus overcome and that the survival and success of the
\ncoalition depend on trust, respect and rules. This coalition does not have an
\nalternative, chimed in the leader of the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in
\nRomania, Kelemen Hunor, saying the new rules will ensure a more coherent
\napproach, both at government level and in Parliament. Prime minister Florin
\nC\u00ee\u0163u said future decisions will be based on dialogue and what’s best for
\ncitizens and that the priority right now is the Covid vaccination campaign. <\/p>\n
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As regards the update to the
\ncoalition agreement, Agerpres news agency says it stipulates that the head of
\nthe government can dismiss a minister after first informing his or her party of
\nthis intention and after discussions within the coalition. The prime minister is
\nalso to allow for a reasonable period of transition to take place before the
\nnew minister takes over. Under the updated protocol, political responsibility
\nwill be shared and major decisions will be made in a collegial spirit with the agreement
\nof all coalition members. The ministers’ performance will be assessed regularly,
\nbased on the government programme voted by Parliament and other subsequent decisions.
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The Covid vaccination is a priority
\nfor the coalition, the protocol also reads. Transparency is a rule, not an
\nexception, and the ministers must take steps to improve access to public data
\nand ensure the transparency of budget spending and public contracts and purchases.
\nHealthcare reforms will continue and reforming special pensions based on the
\ncontribution principle and passing the laws regulating the activity of the judiciary
\nare to be achieved by the end of the year, the agreement that ended the ruling
\ncoalition’s first crisis also reads. (CM)<\/p>\n
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