Bucharest, June 14 (IANS) Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Sunday designated Adrian Vestea, President of the Brasov County Council, as the country’s new Prime Minister.
Dan said at a press conference that he nominated Vestea, also Vice-President of the National Liberal Party, as Prime Minister, after Independent candidate Eugen Tomac resigned his mandate on Sunday morning, Xinhua news agency reported.
He added that Vestea had gone through all the administrative stages as a successful Mayor, County Council President and Minister, expressing confidence that he will successfully carry out this task.
Vestea thanked Dan for his trust, adding, “I assume this responsibility at a time of political crisis. I know the Romanian state well, and I know from the ground up what people’s expectations are, what problems they face, and what needs to be done.”
Vestea will have 10 days to form a government and win a Parliamentary vote of confidence.
The new nomination comes after Tomac, an adviser to the President, failed to secure support from parties in Parliament.
Tomac was nominated on June 4 as Prime Minister following the Romanian Parliament which approved a no-confidence motion against Ilie Bolojan’s government in early May, forcing Bolojan and his Cabinet to step down.
“I thank Eugen Tomac for the seriousness he has shown, for his accountability, and for his responsibility. Neither Tomac nor I played at governing. We went in this direction following consultations with the political parties. At this moment, however, it is clear that a political solution is the appropriate one,” Dan wrote on X.
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 Bolojan’s government in late April.
The Parliament approved the motion backed by 281 lawmakers, well above the 233 votes required for it to pass.
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