The prime minister-designate's talks with the parties have ended. Tomorrow's meeting schedule / Absent parties
Eugen Tomac, the prime minister proposed to form the new Executive, concluded, on Monday evening, the three-party talks to support his cabinet, with new rounds of meetings to follow on Tuesday. Tomorrow the talks resume at 10:00, with UDMR, the party led by Kelemen Hunor.
Eugen Tomac has five more days to convince the parties to support him and receive the investiture vote in Parliament.
On Monday, the honorary adviser of the president Nicușor Dan, held talks with the PNL, USR and PSD parties.
Tomorrow, the designated prime minister will also discuss with the other parliamentary groups – UDMR, PACE – First Romania, United for Romania, POT, the group of minorities and unaffiliated, according to the official announcement of Tomac's team, as follows:
- 10:00 a.m. – discussions with the UDMR party;
- 15:00 – discussions with the group of national minorities;
- 16:00 – discussions with the UPR;
- 17:00 – discussions with PACE;
- 18:00 – discussions with POT.
Until this moment, AUR and SOS representatives have not been invited to the discussions. Sources close to the negotiations for the government claim that the two parties were not considered for the consultations.
Discussions with PNL, USR and PSD
On Monday morning, Eugen Tomac had the first discussions to support his cabinet with the National Liberal Party. At the end of the meeting, Tomac said that he felt confident that the PNL would grant the vote of confidence. “Mr. Bolojan has started a series of important reforms. I am ready to carry on, with great responsibility, this path that Romania is on”, he declared.
Also after the meeting, Bolojan declared that “such a Government that is not based on explicit political support is not a solution for Romania, practically not having the possibility to continue the reforms and pass difficult things that the reality we are going through needs, which Romania cannot avoid, without parliamentary support”.
The PNL political office would meet on Wednesday or Thursday to determine the party's position.
And after the meeting with USR representatives, Eugen Tomac declared that he was leaving with confidence. “I hope that colleagues from the USR will show a lot of responsibility, beyond the legitimate reasons to express their reservations about certain matters, which I hope I have clarified,” said Eugen Tomac, upon leaving the talks with the USR.
USR leader Dominic Fritz declared, at the end of talks with the prime minister-designate, that “we hardly see USR support for his government”. “We consider that some ministers proposed by Tomac are a front for the PSD,” Fritz also declared.
“The future government must fundamentally change the Bolojan model of austerity”
At the PSD, Tomac declared that “he found openness regarding the major objectives: the implementation of the objectives assumed in the PNRR, the accession to the OECD and that of continuing the important programs related to the restart of the economy”.
Sorin Grindeanu mentioned under what conditions PSD will vote for the executive proposed by Eugen Tomac:
“The PSD message to Mr. Tomac is a very clear one: we appreciate the responsibility he is showing, but the future government must fundamentally change the Bolojan model of austerity. Economically, the main measure is for the state to pay its debts to the companies that executed works and were not paid. We would like the new government to reduce the VAT on food. If this is the direction of the government, then we can discuss.”
USR and PNL demand that in this new Government there are no people close to PSD in any of the echelons.
In order to be sworn in as prime minister, Tomac needs the vote of the majority of deputies and senators, i.e. 233 votes.
