Motion of no confidence in Government
The first motion of no confidence in the Romanian Government has been read in Parliament
Corina Cristea, 24.06.2021, 14:00
Six months after its inauguration, the Florin Cîțu Government faces the first motion of no confidence filed by the main opposition party in Romania. The Social Democrats accuse the government of implementing measures that have led to the impoverishment of the population and a free fall of the economy. They recall the freezing of pensions, salaries and child allowances and criticize the way in which the executive drafted the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, under which, they say, the population will pay more to benefit from European funds. The Social Democratic Party also accuses the lack of effective measures for the economic, health-care and education sectors.
Senator Lucian Romaşcanu: The PNL-USR-UDMR government is leading the Romanian economy into the abyss at an astonishing speed. Romania lives from one day to the next on massive loans taken at astronomical interest rates. Prices have exploded, Romanians’ pockets have emptied. Invoices have doubled, staple food has become a luxury, essential medicines are either not available or are very expensive. The euro-leu exchange rate has reached 5 lei, and the liter of gasoline exceeded 6 lei. Only fantastic things happening!
The Social Democrats say that many stakeholders contributed to the text of the motion, including trade unions, SMEs and employers’ associations. The document was read on Wednesday in Parliament plenary session, and the debate and the vote are scheduled for next week, when the two chambers will convene again. The leadership of the Social Democratic Party considers that the move has chances of success and says that, currently, they are negotiating with parliamentarians from other parties to support the motion. In response to the statements made by the Social Democrat leader Marcel Ciolacu, according to which negotiations are underway, including with several parliamentarians from the governing coalition, the USR-PLUS co-president Dan Barna says that no senator or deputy of his party will support the motion.
Dan Barna: We have not been contacted and I doubt that Mr. Ciolacu has any hope, other than as a joke, that any USR-PLUS parliamentarian would support this motion that they have announced. This is the role of the PSD, to remain in opposition , always ready, and I agree with this line.
The Liberal leader Ludovic Orban too has stated that he does not believe that MPs from the governing parties will support the Social Democrats.The National Liberal Party has mobilized its parliamentarians to be present when the motion is voted, but they will not exercise their right to vote, and the Liberal Prime Minister Florin Cîţu says he is not worried at all, because the motion stands no chances of passing. (MI)
