Romanian PM-Designate To Present Govt Structure In Parliament Friday Or Monday

The structure and the program of the new Government will be analyzed by the two chambers of the Parliament which will decide whether to give the new Executive a confidence vote.

The sources said Wednesday that Croitoru will have a smaller government, made up of only 14 ministries, adding several portfolios that are included in the structure of the current Government will disappear or will be transformed into departments, mentioning the Youth Ministry, the Ministry for SMEs, the Development Ministry and the Ministry for Relations with Parliament.

The sources said Croiroru might choose technocratic ministers, which means current democrat liberal ministers will not be part of the future Government.

Democrat liberals support the idea of a technocratic Government led by Croitoru and are confident the Parliament will endorse the new Executive, adding Croitoru might present the Parliament Friday or Monday with the structure of the Government, as the Constitution stipulates a designated prime minister must ask the Parliament for a confidence vote within ten days from being appointed.

Democrat liberals will meet again with Croitoru on Thursday or Friday to conclude the Government scheme.

Acting President Traian Basescu on October 15 nominated Lucian Croitoru as prime minister after the Government led by Emil Boc was overthrown in a no-confidence vote.

However, all other parliamentary parties except the Democratic Liberal Party have said repeatedly they will not endorse Croitoru’s Cabinet and continue to back Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis for prime minister.