The prime minister-designate plans to submit his cabinet lineup to Parliament on Wednesday and secure a confidence vote by June 13 — without a clear majority in sight.
Tomac plans to submit his cabinet lineup on Wednesday, June 10, and seek a confidence vote on Friday, June 13.
Without PNL and USR, the prime minister-designate falls short of the 233 votes needed for investiture.
Negotiations with parliamentary parties began Monday; PSD signaled openness without a firm commitment.
The interim prime minister and PNL leader says liberals have lost all trust in the Social Democrats and would rather sit in opposition than govern ineffectively.
Bolojan: PNL will no longer govern with PSD, preferring opposition to a dysfunctional alliance.
Without PNL and USR, Tomac's investiture bid falls short of the required 233-vote majority.
The constitutional deadline is June 19; snap elections remain a live scenario.
The outgoing caretaker premier sees only one path to meeting Romania's European Commission commitments: forcing a parliamentary confidence vote on reform legislation.
Bolojan says the next PM has no choice but to use confidence votes to push through EU-required reforms.
The procedure allows laws to pass without a direct vote if Parliament does not bring down the government.
Tomac has until 19 June to secure a majority — the outcome remains unclear.
Interim PM Bolojan draws a red line: any PSD presence in the executive, even at junior level, would make the technocrat government a "PSD surrogate" unacceptable to the liberals.
Bolojan: PNL rejects any cabinet in which PSD holds secretary of state roles.
Interim PM argues PSD should govern openly, not through technocrat proxies.
Tomac must secure 233 votes by June 15 — without AUR and with PNL setting conditions.
The outgoing prime minister predicts that MPs' instinct for self-preservation will prevent Parliament from being dissolved, regardless of Tomac's fate.
Bolojan predicts that the threat of snap elections will unlock a majority for a second government.
Tomac has ten days to secure 233 votes; PSD support alone does not guarantee a majority.
If two consecutive governments fall within 60 days, the president may dissolve Parliament.
The Liberal leader publicly criticised the party's internal power struggles and warned that voters will punish PNL if it fails to change course within two years.
Bolojan warns PNL could fall to 8.9% at the 2028 elections without reform.
He criticised the party's internal power struggles, dubbed the 'democracy festival'.
A rare act of public self-criticism: change comes from within, or from voters.
The caretaker prime minister warns that fiscal balance and committed reforms are non-negotiable, regardless of which political formula shapes the next cabinet.
Bolojan calls on the next government to cut spending and meet PNRR milestones.
The caretaker PM considers snap elections a low-probability scenario.
Designated PM Tomac has days left to secure a parliamentary confidence vote.