Overview
- PSD and AUR, which unveiled the plan Monday, said they will file the censure motion once 233 lawmakers sign and flagged a possible May 5 vote.
- Together the parties control about 219 to 220 of 464 seats, leaving them short of the 233 needed, so they are courting smaller factions to reach a majority.
- After PSD quit the coalition last week, Bolojan said he will not resign and pressed ahead with reforms needed to unlock more than €10 billion before the EU’s August deadline.
- Senior figures in Bolojan’s National Liberal Party rebuked PSD for teaming with AUR, with Bucharest’s mayor calling it irresponsible and a party MEP accusing PSD’s leader of breaking a pledge not to work with AUR.
- The alliance has stirred a wider row in Brussels, where Green and liberal leaders warned against legitimizing AUR as Socialists in the European Parliament urged PSD to stay aligned with pro‑EU partners.