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PM-designate proposes timetable for his Cabinet's investiture: Wednesday - vote in Parliament's joint plenary session
The Prime Minister-designate, Ludovic Orban, sent a letter to the presidents of the two Houses of Parliament on Thursday, proposing a timetable for the new government's investiture.
Orban wants the Parliament's plenary session where the new government is to be voted to take place next Wednesday, starting at 10:00 hrs.
"As the prime minister-designate (...) I submit the following timetable proposal for the government investiture, that I respectfully ask you to submit to the approval of the joint Standing Bureaus of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate: Monday, October 28 - the convening of the joint Standing Bureaus sitting, Tuesday, October 29 - the scheduling of the hearings of the ministers appointed in the joint meetings of the two Chambers' standing committees, Wednesday, October 30, starting 10:00 hrs - the convening of the joint plenary session of the Houses of Parliament with a view to granting the Government the vote of confidence," Orban affirmed in the letter.
Marcel Ciolacu, Chamber of Deputies president : Permanent Bureaus will establish calendar of electing government proposed by Orban
“I would like to be very well understood: we are talking about the formation of Romania's government and constitutional steps must be observed. It is true, I cannot reject this letter or take it into account, these were not the steps. Possibly, because I did not have a direct meeting with the nominated premier, Mr Ludovic Orban used this letter with suggestions. But the first step he must make is to come with the government formula and the ruling program. Then he calendar will be voted in the permanent bureaus,” Ciolacu said, quoted by Agerpres.
He said the calendar will not be extended more than necessary, but MPs want hearings in commissions and one day is not enough for that.
At present, the Liberals need nine more votes to reach the necessary 233 votes to have their Gov’t invested in Parliament.
According to the latest reckoning, Orban can count on 224 negotiated votes. It already has 97 votes from his party, PNL, and the others come from; UDMR-30 votes, USR-39 votes (one MP missing), ALDE-24, PMP – 18 and national minorities group- 16 (one MP missing).
Negotiations are under way with 25 more lawmakers.
“I trust that enough MPs, at least 233, will understand it is vital for Romania to have a legitimate government, the same way there were 238 lawmakers who understood the necessity of terminating the PSD ruling”, Orban stated.