After two months of political maneuvers, the appointment of General Ciuca at the head of the government is not unanimous.
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Romania found the strong man who promises to put order in a country ravid-19. Monday, November 22, General Nicolae Ciuca, 54, has been appointed to the head of a new government supposed to solve political and sanitary crises that have been shaking Romania for two months. At the beginning of November, a first attempt to install the former military business had failed, lack of agreement between the different parties.
The military profile of this field man, recently entered into politics, is likely to reassure some of the population in Romania, where the army is one of the most respected institutions. But his appointment is not unanimous in political ranks. Member of the Liberal National Party (NLP), Minister of Defense since 2019, he got his stripes on the great war theaters of the last twenty years. Nicknamed “The Desert General”, he led the battalion of “red scorpions” that accompanied the US military during “Enduring Freedom” operations in Afghanistan in 2002-2003. Prosecution of the US Army, he also pointed out in 2004 during the Battle of Nassiriya, Iraq.
Its mission will appease the political crisis that has been grafted with a virulent health crisis. “We worked to create a solid coalition and a government capable of ensuring the stability of Romania, he said at a press conference after his appointment. Romanians expect solutions to fight against the pandemic and The energy crisis. We must also implement the European stimulus plan. “The European Commission has promised Romania aid of € 29 billion. But in the absence of a government supported by Parliament, the European Pactole could not be granted.
Solid majority in Parliament
Romanians are exasperated by the political crisis that divided the Liberal National Party, whose government fell on 5 October following a motion of censure deposited by the social-democratic opposition. The internal quarrels between the former party president, Ludovic Orban, and the outgoing Prime Minister, Florin Citu, fractured the right. His ally, the Union saves Romania (USR), led by the former leader of the Renew group in the European Parliament, Dacian Ciolos, abandoned the Alliance with the Liberals and contributed to the fall of the government.
These political maneuvers took advantage of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), in the opposition, which ended up with the dissident liberal wing, led by Mr. Citu, to form a new coalition. On November 25, the future government from this marriage of circumstance between former opponents will be submitted to the vote of Parliament, where it has a comfortable majority of 65% of the seats. “I found that a solid majority was created in Parliament,” said Liberal President Klaus Iohannis, Monday. This majority proposed a prime minister that I accepted. “
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