Romanian Liberal MEP Siegfried Muresan nominated as prime minister
Muresan has 10 days to win parliament’s confidence after President Nicusor Dan said he had the broadest support.
- On Thursday, Romanian President Nicusor Dan nominated MEP Siegfried Muresan to form a new government, seeking to end a four-month political stalemate that has threatened the country's investment-grade credit rating.
- Romania's government collapsed in May after the Social Democrats withdrew support and teamed up with the far-right opposition to file a no-confidence vote; President Dan previously failed to secure parliamentary approval for two other nominees.
- Muresan has 10 days to present a cabinet and governing programme, but his supporters currently muster only 190 votes, well short of the 233 required for a parliamentary majority.
- Securing 11 billion euros in European Union recovery funds depends on passing a 2027 budget, as rating agencies Fitch and Moody's warned that economic reforms are critical for maintaining Romania's investment-grade credit rating.
- Standard & Poor's scheduled a ratings review for October 2, while President Dan has not ruled out calling snap elections—a move analysts warn could benefit the opposition Alliance for the Union of Romanians.
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Romanian President Nikušor Dan announced today, after a meeting with the leaders of the parliamentary parties, that he has proposed the forty-four-year-old member of the European Parliament, Siegfried Muresan from the National Liberal Party, as prime minister.
44 year-old Romanian economist, politician Muresan is vice-president of European People's Party since 2019
Romanian President Nicușor Dan has asked Siegfried Mureșan, who is supported by the liberal-progressive bloc and the RMDSZ, to form a government, but the far-right and social democrats have already indicated that they do not want to hear from him.
Romania narrowly avoided a credit rating downgrade in July.
Romanian Liberal MEP Siegfried Muresan nominated as prime minister
BUCHAREST, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Romania's President Nicusor Dan said on Thursday he will nominate Liberal European lawmaker Siegfried Muresan as prime minister, despite a lack of a clear parliamentary majority to end a protracted political crisis that ...
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