Three weeks after the Bolojan government fell, Romania still has no agreed candidate for prime minister, as political figures trade assessments behind closed doors.
The constitutional deadline for appointing a new prime minister falls on 19 June 2026.
PSD is proposing six names while explicitly ruling out Grindeanu.
No candidate has secured clear backing after three weeks of consultations.
Eduard Hellvig resigned abruptly in 2023. Since then, neither former president Iohannis nor current president Nicușor Dan has managed to fill the vacancy at the helm of Romania's domestic intelligence agency.
SRI has had no permanent director since Eduard Hellvig resigned in 2023.
President Nicușor Dan has not yet put forward a nomination.
Romania's political deadlock makes a swift appointment before 19 June unlikely.
Romania's government says the High Court and Bucharest Court of Appeal are withholding key financial data as five judges pursue a case at the European Court of Human Rights.
The High Court and Bucharest Court of Appeal have refused to send the government data on pay debts owed to magistrates.
Five judges have lodged a case at the ECHR, citing the state's failure to enforce final salary rulings.
Without complete figures, Romania risks going into the Strasbourg proceedings without a coherent defence.
Three weeks after the Bolojan government fell, a cabinet led by a non-partisan prime minister is emerging as the most likely escape route from Romania's political impasse.
The Bolojan cabinet has operated with limited powers since the May 5 no-confidence vote.
President Dan has until June 19 to nominate and swear in a new prime minister.
The technocrat option is being discussed near the presidency, but no name has been made public.
Nearly three weeks after the Bolojan government fell, no political formula has a majority. The presidency is reportedly exploring an independent prime minister as a fallback.
A technocrat PM is circulating as an option on background, linked to the presidential camp.
No party holds the 233 votes needed to form a government.
The constitutional deadline for investiture expires on June 19, 2026.
The caretaker prime minister visited Iași with a message about grassroots change, while the local PSD leader accused him of indifference toward regional projects.
Bolojan in Iași: Romania's transformation requires citizens' involvement across all localities.
The PSD Iași leader accused the caretaker PM of neglecting regional projects.
The Bolojan government has been in caretaker mode since May 5; a new cabinet has no set date.
Bolojan received full prime ministerial honours in Iași despite leading only a caretaker government, as local PSD chief accuses him of neglecting regional projects.
Bolojan received full official honours in Iași despite holding only a caretaker mandate.
PSD Iași accused him of indifference toward regional development projects.
The caretaker government cannot take major investment decisions until a new cabinet is formed.