Romanian President Designates Bucharest District 3 Mayor Liviu Negoita For PM

Negoita, a democrat liberal, said he wants to form a coalition government and negotiations would start Friday and a proposed Cabinet list would be sent to Parliament Monday.

"My mission is clear. I want a national coalition government and negotiations start today. Romania needs financing and must follow through with its agreements with the IMF, World Bank and the European Commission," Negoita said, adding politicians must be reasonable and give the country a government with full powers.

Basescu said he picked Negoita to satisfy the requirements of the parliament majority that was pushing for Sibiu mayor Klaus Johannis. He said that Negoita, as Johannis, was reelected mayor last year with 80% of votes.

Basescu added the country needs a political government, not a technocratic one as suggested by the parties backing Johannis. Basescu reminded that Croitoru's Cabinet was thumbed down in Parliament although the prime minister was independent and half the Cabinet was formed by experts.

Liberal Party leader and presidential Crin Antonescu said Basescu just missed his last chance to act democratically, adding that designating Negoita for prime minister is the move of an outgoing president, who has lost touch with the country.

"The president has missed his last chance to act democratically and reasonably. He has proven once and for all that nothing is above his election interest and the interests of his Democratic Party, which he has been serving for the past five years,"Antonescu said.

Basescu said recently he would prefer a right-winged government of democrat liberals and liberals, but would not appoint a liberal. Antonescu said such a government is out of the question, and liberals, along with all other parliament parties except democrat liberals, continue to back Johannis for prime minister.

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