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Tomac named PM-designate, outlines cabinet priorities

The MEP and honorary adviser to President Dan has ten days to secure a parliamentary majority — in a legislature with no stable coalition in sight.

  • Tomac was designated PM on June 4, with a constitutional deadline of June 19.
  • Parliament has no stable majority; USR, PNL and PSD each impose different conditions.
  • Two failed investiture votes would open the door to snap elections.

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Bolojan: PNL will back EU funds projects, in power or in opposition

The PNL leader pledged his party would support legislation essential to accessing EU grants, regardless of whether it ends up governing or in opposition.

  • PNL pledges to support EU fund legislation regardless of its role in government.
  • Bolojan's statement comes as Tomac is set to be designated prime minister.
  • The caretaker government faces a constitutional deadline of June 19 to be replaced.

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Hunor puts conditions on UDMR support for a Tomac government

The UDMR leader wants to see the cabinet list before committing and rules out a purely technocratic government as a first option.

  • Hunor ties UDMR's vote to direct talks with Tomac and sight of the proposed ministerial list.
  • The UDMR leader rejects a technocratic cabinet as the right first move in the political crisis.
  • Tomac has ten days to build a majority; the constitutional deadline is 19 June 2026.

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Bolojan distances himself from SRI-Digi €196m contract

The outgoing prime minister denies any government involvement in awarding the contract through which Digi România will build an AI-based cybersecurity platform.

  • Bolojan denies any government involvement in the €196m SRI-Digi contract.
  • The contract covers a large language model platform for cybersecurity.
  • The award was processed through the SRI, not a standard government procurement.

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Bolojan defers to Tomac on USR ministers dispute

The outgoing prime minister sidesteps USR's demands over cabinet posts, while PNL admits it is building a new political bloc ahead of 2028.

  • Bolojan neither endorses nor rejects USR's demand to keep its four ministers in a Tomac cabinet.
  • USR conditions its support on PSD being excluded from any new coalition.
  • PNL confirms it is preparing a new political bloc for the 2028 elections.

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Bolojan: I'll leave fast if a new government comes, I'll stay if it doesn't

The caretaker prime minister says he is ready to hand over power immediately, but will keep governing if the political crisis drags on.

  • Bolojan says he will hand over power immediately once a new government is sworn in.
  • If the crisis continues, he will keep running the government under current parameters.
  • The constitutional deadline for a new government is 19 June 2026.

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Nicușor Dan set to nominate Eugen Tomac as prime minister

The PMP leader and MEP is the frontrunner to receive the mandate to form a mixed technocrat-political cabinet.

  • Eugen Tomac is the frontrunner to be nominated prime minister by President Dan on 4 June.
  • The constitutional deadline for a new government to be invested expires on 19 June 2026.
  • USR, PNL and PSD all attach conditions to their support, casting doubt on a successful parliamentary vote.

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Romania's Constitutional Court reviews challenge to EU SAFE programme law

Several MPs from different parliamentary groups filed the constitutionality objection against the law transposing the EU defence instrument.

  • CCR debates Thursday the constitutionality of Romania's law transposing the EU SAFE programme.
  • The challenge was filed by deputies from multiple parliamentary groups and independent MPs.
  • SAFE is an EU instrument funding joint defence equipment procurement among member states.

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