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President Klaus Iohannis said on Monday, after consultations with parliamentary parties, that “the conditions for appointing a candidate to form a new government have not yet been met.” The President said that at least one more round of consultations would follow.
Statement by Klaus Iohannis after the first round of consultations
“Today we had a first round of consultations with the parties that will be represented in the new Parliament. This first round of consultations generated a good exchange of views between the parties and myself, but I can say that today the conditions for naming a candidate to form a new government are not yet met.
I even got some proposals today, but I think at least one more round of consultations is needed until everything crystallizes.
I intend to convene the new Parliament for December 21, ”said the president.
The latest discussions, with representatives of national minorities
UPDATE 16:30 The president’s consultations with the parliamentary parties have ended.
UPDATE: 16:00 The president has the latest round of talks with representatives of national minorities. Participate in consultations Varujan Pambuccian, Dragos Zisopol, Silviu Vexler and Ovidiu Ganţ.
The president speaks with the leaders of the UDMR
UPDATE 15:30 The discussions between President Klaus Iohannis and the UDMR leaders have ended.
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UPDATE 15:00 President Klaus Iohannis started talks with UDMR. Participate in consultations Kelemen Hunor, Attila Cseke, Benedict Zacharias, Judge Rozália și Antal Árpád.
“I invited them to the consultations to tell me how they see the formation of a majority or any other problem they have,” Klaus Iohannis told the UDMR leaders at the beginning of the consultations.
Unprecedented: AUR was late for consultations. Diana Șoșoacă took off her mask
UPDATE: 14:35 The discussions with the GOLD representatives ended in less than 10 minutes.
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“The AUR proposal for the post of prime minister, seeing that the parties did not have a convincing name, was Mr. Călin Georgescu. Mr. Iohannis told us that he did not intend to form a parliamentary majority. At AUR we seem to have confused many accounts. We will not participate in any political governing coalition, “AUR President George Simion said after consultations.
UPDATE: 14:15 President Klaus Iohannis started talks with the AUR delegation. For the first time in the history of the consultations, representatives of one of the parties were late for previously scheduled discussions.
Furthermore, Senator Diana Șoșoacă refused to wear a mask. He claimed to have “medical problems”. Finally, he put on the mask long enough to cover his mouth and, at the end of the talks, before parting ways with the president, he removed the mask.
AUR leaders arrived for consultations almost 15 minutes after the scheduled time. During all this time, Senator Diana Șoșoacă broadcast live on Facebook.
They came to Cotroceni George Simion, Claudiu Târziu, And Tanasă and Diana Șoșoacă. On Sunday, the AUR leader announced that he will nominate Călin Georgescu, former executive director of the National Center for Sustainable Development, as prime minister.
Klaus Iohannis’ message for USR PLUS: “I listen to you very carefully”
UPDATE 13:20 The discussion between USR PLUS and President Klaus Iohannis ended. The representatives of the Alliance sat for 20 minutes in the consultations in Cotroceni.
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UPDATE 13: oo President Klaus Iohannis began discussions with the USR PLUS delegation. Dan Barna, Dacian Cioloș, Dragoș Tudorache, Claudiu Năsui and Cosette Chichirău arrived at the Cotroceni Palace. Alliance leaders announced that they will propose to President Klaus Iohannis the option of Dacian Cioloș – Prime Minister.
Welcome to the consultations, the issue is clear: a possible majority, a possible government, a possible negotiation. I listen to you very carefully, ”the president told them at the beginning of the discussions.
PNL arrived in Cotroceni with the proposal of Florin Cîțu, Prime Minister
UPDATE: 12:30 After about half an hour, the talks between President Klaus Iohannis and the NLP delegation ended.
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UPDATE: 12:00 The NLP delegation held talks with President Klaus Iohannis. The party’s nominee for the post of prime minister is Florin Cîțu.
“Welcome,” the president greeted the liberals.
The NLP delegation includes Ludovic Orban, Florin Cîțu, Rareș Bogdan, Raluca Turcan and Iulian Dumitrescu.
Klaus Iohannis spoke with the PSD delegation
UPDATE 11.25 The talks with the PSD delegation ended after 20 minutes. According to some sources who participated in the discussions, the president congratulated the Social Democrats for winning the elections and listened to the PSD’s proposals for the post of prime minister and for the establishment of a government.
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UPDATE 11:00 PSD delegation held talks with President Klaus Iohannis
The president asked the Social Democrats to tell him what they thought about forming a majority and a government. Previously, PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu declared that the president “must accept the PSD nomination in the person of Alexandru Rafila as designated prime minister.”
The PSD delegation is made up of the party president, Marcel Ciolacu, the general secretary Paul Stănescu, the first vice presidents Sorin Grindeanu and Gabriela Firea, and the president of the National Council, Vasile Dîncu.
Consultation program at the Cotroceni Palace
PNL proposes Florin Cîțu, USR-PLUS Dacian Cioloș and PSD Alexandru Rafila.
Consultations take place after the following hours:
11:00 – Social Democratic Party (PSD);
12:00 – National Liberal Party (PNL);
13:00 – USR-PLUS Alliance;
14:00 – Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR);
15:00 – Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR);
16:00 – National minorities represented in Parliament.
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Negotiations between the leaders of PNL, USR-PLUS and UDMR stalled on Sunday morning, shortly after the talks resumed.
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The consultations take place after the parliamentary elections on December 6, when, according to the final results announced by the Central Electoral Office, the PSD, PNL, USR PLUS Alliance, AUR, UDMR and representatives of national minorities other than the Hungarian entered the the future Legislature.
In accordance with article 103 of the Constitution, the President of Romania appoints a candidate for the post of Prime Minister, after consulting the party that has an absolute majority in Parliament or, if there is no such majority, the parties represented in the Parliament. Parliament.
The candidate for the position of Prime Minister will request, within 10 days of the appointment, the vote of confidence of the Parliament on the program and the entire list of the Government.
The program and the Government’s list are debated by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, in joint session
Parliament gives confidence to the Government with the vote of the majority of deputies and senators.
The Prime Minister, the ministers and the other members of the Government shall take an oath individually before the President of Romania. The Government as a whole and each member shall exercise their mandate from the date of their oath.
Publisher: Georgiana Marina
