According to AFP, this move deepens the political crisis in Romania even more.
On Tuesday, the Romanian Parliament voted no-confidence in the government of Prime Minister Illie Bolojanov. The proposal received 281 votes in the 464-member parliament, writes TASR.
The motion of no confidence in the liberal prime minister was initiated by deputies from the Social Democratic Party of Romania (PSD), the Union for the Unification of Romanians (AUR) and Romania First (PACE), the Agerpres agency explained. The PSD claimed that it wanted to bring about a “fundamental change in the way the country is governed”, which is said to be demanded by the majority of Romanians.
The PSD joined the pro-European coalition in June 2025, ending months of political instability in Romania marked by the annulment of presidential elections in December 2024 over suspected Russian interference. This party criticized Bolojan’s measures, including raising taxes to reduce the deficit at 7.3 percent of GDP, and feared losing voter support to the far right. Last month, she announced that she was withdrawing from Bolojan’s coalition.
Bolojan repeatedly refused to resign and declared that he would remain in office. He said in April that his opponents “must come up with a solution and take responsibility for further developments”.
Early elections in Romania?
Reuters states that early elections in Romania seem unlikely. According to her, the financial markets fear that the troubled situation could mean that Bucharest will relax its commitment to reduce the largest budget deficit within the European Union. He notes that the Romanian leu fell to a record low against the euro before Tuesday’s vote.
Parliamentary elections in Romania are not to be held until 2028. According to Reuters, early elections have never been held in this country, and according to analysts, the probability of their holding is small even now, as the opposition AUR – described as far-right – is leading in public opinion polls.
President Nicušor Dan is expected to invite the parties to negotiations and an attempt to rebuild a pro-European coalition of four under the leadership of another member of the liberals or possibly a technocrat as prime minister, reports Rueters.
