A new parlamentary session

The Social Democratic Party has already announced it will file two simple motions, one on agriculture in the Chamber of Deputies and another on healthcare in the Senate, while the Liberal Party will submit a motion concerning the government’s labour policy.

The major goal of the opposition is to remove the government, made up of the pro-presidential Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians, being led by the Liberal Democratic leader Emil Boc.

Thanks to its large number of parliamentary seats, the Social Democratic Party is the only party in the opposition capable of filing a no-confidence motion, something it plans to do in October, following an extraordinary congress to establish its political strategy.

At the beginning of summer, a no-confidence motion submitted by this party failed to pass by only a few votes.

This time, the Social Democrats plan to approach each parliamentarian from the fragile parliamentary majority where there is growing discontent related to the government’s policies.

Liberals and Social Democrats vs. Boc government

The Liberals are determined to join the Social Democrats because they see the fall of the Boc government as the first necessary step in overcoming the economic crisis. The only problem facing the opposition is that it does not really have an alternative to the current cabinet if the no-confidence motion passes.

While the Social Democratic Party believes it is its necessary to propose a new prime minister, the Liberal Party denies any claims to take over the leadership of a possible new cabinet, but believes that best option is a credible and independent or at least politically equidistant prime minister.


“Nobody is so absurd as to claim that a government formed by us together with the Social Democratic Party to replace the Boc government would have to be led by a Liberal prime minister. My opinion is that we should look for someone who is neither a Liberal nor a Social Democrat, but a credible, prestigious, competent and honest personality with political independence or at least independent from the two parties", explained Crin Antonescu, the leader of the Liberal Party.


The misunderstandings and competing egos that could possibly undermine the opposition’s plans do not help the government much, as it is under strong political pressure from inside.

Important Liberal Democratic voices have called for a government reshuffle, accusing some of its ministers of incompetence, un-professionalism and behind the scenes goings-on.

The number one priority of the Liberal Democratic Party is to keep the government alive, whether in its current form or a new one. As far the government’s legislative agenda is concerned, it features a number of bills regarding the single salary scheme for state employees, education, and the single pensions scheme.

(Radio România Internaţional, Serviciul în limba engleză).