A minister in the Bolojan government has reached the most important newspaper in France: “It's for the first time in history when this happens”
Several ministers hold a press conference related to the fiscal measures taken by the Government, at the Victoria Palace in Bucharest, July 3, 2025. Inquam Photos / George Călin
The appointment of Petre Florin Manole at the head of the Ministry of Labor is recorded by one of the most important newspapers in France. The reason: Manole is the first ethnic rum to become minister in Romania.
“With the victory of the independent candidate of the center-right Nicușor Dan on the extreme-right leader George Simion in the May 18 presidential elections, a wind seemed to blow in Romanian politics. But in the coalition led by the liberal Ilie Bolojan, who took the oath on June 23 And only two women received portfolios ”, transmits the correspondence in Romania of Le Monde.
“The Minister of Labor, the Social Democrat Petre-Florin Manole, is one of the few new faces of the Romanian government invested on June 23, after six months of political crisis. 41 years old, he is the first minister in a country where this minority is still discriminated against,” writes the French daily.
Le Monde cites the activist Ciprian Necula, who had punctuated this, in an opinion published by Hotnews and who describes Manole as being assumed.
“The adjective” assumed “, in Romanian, is very important, because many public personalities do not reveal its origin for fear of not being stigmatized. The 2021 census, in which it could be declared belonging to one of the 19 national minorities, counted 569 477 Roma out of the 19.1 million inhabitants of the country. In fact, there are two to three times more Roma than national minorities, according to Roma organizations, ”adds the French newspaper.
