How the Hungarian press sees the censure motion in Romania: “What follows can only be worse”
The Hungarian press is following with interest the political crisis in Romania and the vote on the censure motion on Tuesday, May 5, noting that it has become “a common practice” that only certain parliamentary groups participate in a vote “theoretically secret”.
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“In Parliament, as a means of preventing further accusations of betrayal between coalition parties, it has become standard practice for only those parliamentary groups to participate in the — theoretically secret — vote on a motion of no confidence that wants to topple the government,” writes the publication Maszol.
The Transtelex website recalled that the motion, initiated by PSD and AUR, was signed by more than 250 parliamentarians, but “the final result remains uncertain”.
“Although this number exceeds, on paper, the required threshold of 233 votes, the final result remains uncertain: some signatories have withdrawn, others can change their position until the last minute, and behind the scenes there are ongoing negotiations. The outcome of the vote will decide the fate of the government and the political direction of the coming weeks.” writes Transtelex.
Also, mandiner.hu writes that “the position of representatives of minorities and several smaller factions remains questionable, which further increases uncertainty”in an analysis titled “What follows can only be worse.”
Parliamentarians met on Tuesday, at 11:00, in a joint session to decide the fate of the Bolojan Government. Under the pressure of an alliance between PSD and AUR, the current Cabinet depends on a fragile mathematical calculation: the 233 votes needed for dismissal.
PNL parliamentarians announced that they will not vote, but will be present in the hall. For their part, the USR coalition partners will be present, but they have announced that they will not vote on the motion.
In the text of the motion, the Bolojan government is accused of wanting to hastily sell companies such as CEC Bank or Hidroelectrica in order to cover the holes in the budget, while Romanians are hit by ever-increasing taxes.
Also, the text of the motion shows that the reform of Prime Minister Bolojan is, in reality, an administrative failure and the measures that directly affected the vulnerable categories are heavily taxed, although the PSD was in government when it approved the cuts.
The signatories of the document harshly criticize the term “rat” used by Prime Minister Bolojan in his public speech, when he compared the state companies' situation with “some rats gnawing away at the provisions“.
PSD had announced, on April 28, that it had managed to obtain the support of a parliamentary majority for the submission and adoption of a motion of censure against Bolojan. The social democrats argued that “the initiative would open “the way of a profound change in the way of government”.
In the same document, PSD stated that there are difficulties in the governing act and criticized the head of the Executive for the relationship with political partners.
