Overview
- PSD, which announced Thursday that six ministers and the deputy prime minister would quit, triggered a government crisis though the resignations take effect only after President Nicușor Dan signs them.
- Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said he will keep governing with a minority and name sitting ministers as temporary replacements for up to 45 days.
- PSD plans to file a no-confidence motion, and the far-right AUR party said it would vote for it, creating a real chance to topple the cabinet.
- Bolojan’s fiscal plan raised taxes, cut subsidies, and targets a leaner state and partial privatizations, which lowered the deficit from 9.3% in 2024 to 7.9% in 2025 to meet EU funding conditions.
- If the exits are formalized, the cabinet would be left to PNL, USR, and UDMR, a shift that could stall policy and cloud access to EU funds even as AUR grows as the second-largest force in parliament.