Romanian Liberals Set To Uphold Any Upcoming No-Confidence Motions

He added that liberals will also appeal with the Constitutional Court the spending cut measures recently announced by the Government. He stressed that liberals will not settle for social democrats’ motion and they will uphold any legal actions meant to hinder the adoption of the Government’s austerity measures.

Opposition leaders recently said they would submit a no-confidence motion if the Government dares seek a confidence vote to adopt wage and pension cuts.

The Government has pledged to drastically cut public spending to tighten the country’s budget deficit at 6.8% of GDP, in order for the International Monetary Fund and other international institutions to release a new installment of a EUR20 billion rescue loan agreed last year.

Spending cut announcements have sparked waves of social unrest and mounting tension and tens of thousands of people staged the biggest rally of the past 19 years outside the government building Wednesday, trying to pressure authorities’ into watering down their austerity plan that entails wage cuts of 25% and pension and social welfare cuts of 15%.

Unionists have threatened a full-blown general strike as of May 31, when teachers and public administration have already scheduled strikes.