Romanian Minority Lawmakers Won’t Vote On No-Confidence Motion

„We will attend the vote, but won’t cast ballots,” Pambuccian said Tuesday in Parliament.

Romanian lawmakers met in plenary session Tuesday to debate and vote on a no-confidence motion submitted by the opposition last week, seeking to overthrow the country’s minority government less than two months ahead of presidential elections due on November 22.

The motion was initiated by 123 lawmakers of the Liberal, Hungarian minority and Social Democratic parties.

The motion needs 236 votes to pass, and the meeting is attended by 432 out of 471 lawmakers. The opposition has a total 279 lawmakers.

The minorities’ group in Parliament has always voted in favor of the government.