Romanian President Directs Majority Parties To Form Alliance

When asked for a reply to the parties which said they hold the majority in Parliament and support Klaus Johannis for prime minister, Basescu said he would show them the articles of the Constitution which deal with the prime minister’s appointment. Basescu added that the law calls for political alliances to be registered with the courts and that, to his knowledge, the parties have not done so.

„I haven’t seen them registering in court, we are confusing the place where coalitions are made official. If they are a legally formed coalition, I invite them to go register with the court because parliamentary alliances are in the habit of breaking apart,” Basescu said, adding he has seen two governments, of the democrats and liberals, and of the democrats and social democrats break apart, when members of alliances formed in Parliament switched to opposition without considering the will of the parliamentary majority they had formed.

Basescu said he would not hold more discussions with the parties who stated their majority, but that the talks could take place after the 2012 elections if the parties register as an electoral alliance.

According to the Law on political parties, if none of the parties taking place in the election obtain absolute majority in Parliament, they may form coalitions. Coalitions are not subject to registration and their founding protocol need only contain provisions to ensure rule and parliamentary support.