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Parliament: Censure motion, adopted; Dancila Government dismissed
The censure motion against the Dancila Government was adopted by Parliament on Thursday. A number of 238 votes in favour were registered, Pro Romania Deputy Catalin Nechifor announced.
"Of a total of 464, there were 399 voters in the room, with 245 votes cast, 3 canceled and a total of 242 valid votes cast, among which 238 were in favour of the adoption of the censure motion, 4 against and 0 abstentions. As a result of the fact that of the total 464 MPs there were 399 present, out of whom 238 voted in favour, the censure motion received the majority of votes required by the Constitution, which means it passed," specified the Secretary of the Senate, Marcel Vela, in the plenary sitting of Parliament.
"Considering the result of the votes cast by the Deputies and Senators, the Romanian Parliament adopted the censure motion, dismissing thus the Romanian Government by decision of Parliament no. 1 of 2018. According to article 10 paragraph 4, the Government that has just ended its mandate remains to do only the necessary things in managing the public affairs until the members of the new Government are sworn in," announced the President of the Deputies Chamber, Marcel Ciolacu.
President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday that the censure motion against the Social Democratic Party (PSD) government is a great success, warning that "the battle with PSD has not ended."
"Done! Today Romania has won! Today, the vote of the Romanians cast on May 26 at the referendum is wholly, fully respected. The downfall of the PSD government is the natural result of the reaction of the whole society to the abuses and incompetence of this government. The success of the censure motion confirms a process that began some time ago, with the vote of May 26, after the referendum and the elections to the European Parliament; this process is called relegating PSD to history. (...) The fact that the censure motion succeeded is undoubtedly a great success, but the battle with PSD did not end here, which is why it is essential for as many Romanians as possible to go out and vote, because, in a democracy, voting in the presidential election, in the local and parliamentary elections is the only one thing that can decide the direction Romania is headed for," Iohannis said at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.
He congratulated the National Liberal Party (PNL) on their initiative of the censure motion and the other Opposition parties that contributed to the demolition of a "failed and confused" government.
"Romanians have demanded the downfall of the PSD government. Romanians have demanded that the destruction of justice be stopped and amnesty and pardon stopped. Romanians have asked, by vote, not to allow our country to be removed from the European Union. Today's stock-taking speaks for itself: we have managed to meet all these legitimate demands and block off the PSD disaster. I am glad that reason prevailed and that in Parliament there was an Opposition which, despite its various political views and leanings, got involved and showed that it can work together to bring down this disastrous government. It is a sign of political maturity, because any day with the Dancila government would have meant, another day lost for Romania," said Iohannis.