Prime Minister To Propose New Regional Development, Transportations Ministers

“These are the two nominations we will forward immediately towards the President of Romania,” the prime minister said in a press conference following a top brass meeting of the ruling Social Democrat Party.

The chief of cabinet added that she did not re-send her decisions to dismiss the previous ministers, as they were already sent with the initial nominations.

“I will not send again what I have already sent. I hope that decisions taken by the Prime Minister of Romania will be taken into account. In case he refuses, we will act according to the constitution,” said Dancila.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced on Tuesday that he rejected two of the Social Democrat Party’s (PSD) eight proposals for a government reshuffle, for Lia Olguta Vasilescu as transportations minister and Ilan Laufer as regional development minister.

The president also rejected proposals to dismiss the current ministers in those offices, Lucian Sova and Paul Stanescu, while accepting the other six changes proposed by the country’s ruling party.

Iohannis did not explain the reasoning behind his refusal to appoint the two ministers, only stating he considers them “indequate”.

Romania’s ruling Social Democrat Party held a top brass meeting on Wednesday afternoon to decide its response on the matter.

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