Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu said he is confident Romania will have a fully empowered government after August 15, as political parties continue negotiations to end the deadlock that has left the country under an interim administration since early May. He also reiterated that PSD is seeking the prime minister's mandate as the largest party in Parliament. “I am very optimistic that somewhere after August 15 we will have a government with full powers.
That is good for Romania, and it is good for us," Grindeanu said in an interview with Antena 3 CNN on Monday evening, as reported by news agency Agerpres. He argued that PSD had consistently sought compromises during talks hosted by president Nicușor Dan in an effort to break the political impasse. Moreover, he also renewed PSD's claim to lead the next cabinet, saying the party's position reflects its status as the largest political force in Parliament.
“PSD is asking for the prime minister's mandate because we are the largest party in Parliament," Sorin Grindeanu said. "We made this clear during the last official consultations at Cotroceni Palace.” Romania has been governed by a caretaker administration since the Liberal-led government of former prime minister Ilie Bolojan was dismissed in a no-confidence vote in early May. President Nicușor Dan recently said the main obstacle to forming a new coalition is not agreeing on a prime minister but finding a combination of parties capable of securing a parliamentary majority.
Sorin Grindeanu said the current Parliament is effectively divided into three major political blocs: PSD and its allies, the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) and its partners, and a bloc made up of the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Save Romania Union (USR) and, at times, the Hungarian minority party UDMR. “You cannot form a majority without combining at least two of these forces. That is what will eventually happen," he said.
Asked whether PSD could negotiate with AUR, Grindeanu said the far-right party would first need to clarify its position if it wanted to become an acceptable partner for pro-Western parties. There is a lack of credibility among some of their leaders, and I have not seen them clearly state their position, including in recent days regarding the drones that entered Romanian territory or sanctions a… The Social Democratic Party (PSD) announced that it has filed a criminal complaint against the government of acting prime minister Ilie Bolojan on the grounds that it has exceeded its constitutional powers, according to a press release cited by G4media.ro.
The party led by Sorin Grindeanu, who pulled out of the ruling coalition and filed, together with far-right party AUR, a successful no-confidence motion against their former partners on May 5, also asked the Bucharest Court of Appeal to suspend government decisions adopted last week that are milestones in the PNRR, such as the Decision on the approval of the National Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation 2026–2030, a milestone in the PNRR with a EUR 972 million grant attached. "We are notifying the General Prosecutor's Office - so that prosecutors can analyze, within the limits of their legal powers, the criminal consequences of adopting and implementing constitutionally prohibited acts," the PSD press release states. iulian@romania-insider.com (Photo source: Cateyeperspective/Dreamstime.com)
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