Bucharest, May 5 (IANS) Romania’s bicameral parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s government on Tuesday, with 281 votes in favour and four against, bringing down the government, according to the parliament’s live broadcast of the vote.
Under the constitution, the Bolojan government will become an interim administration from the moment the vote passes, limited to handling routine administrative affairs. It will not be allowed to issue emergency ordinances or propose new legislation. The interim government’s term may not exceed 45 days, reported Xinhua news agency.
Bolojan of the National Liberal Party took office in June 2025. However, its austerity policies and proposed sale of strategic state assets drew strong opposition from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest party in the original governing coalition.
In April, the PSD withdrew its political support and pulled all its ministers from the government, seeking Bolojan’s resignation, but was rebuffed.
On April 28, Romania’s two largest parliamentary parties, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), submitted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s government, according to local media outlet Digi24.
Romania’s 464-seat parliament requires at least 233 votes to pass a no-confidence motion. While the PSD and AUR together hold around 220 seats, the motion has gathered 251 signatures, including support from smaller opposition parties and independent lawmakers.
Despite their cooperation on this motion, the PSD, a centre-left party, and the AUR, a far-right party, have sharply different ideologies and have never previously worked together.
Their only shared objective is to remove Bolojan from office. However, their broader political goals diverge significantly. The AUR aims to trigger early elections, while the PSD supports forming a new “pro-European coalition.”
The PSD has previously accused the Bolojan government of pushing the economy toward crisis through austerity measures and attempting to sell strategic national assets at below-market prices, according to party statements.
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