The rejection of Siegfried Mureșan’s Government constitutionally paves the way for snap elections

The rejection of the government proposed by Siegfried Mureșan constitutionally opens the way for snap elections, but President Nicușor Dan is not obliged to dissolve Parliament. The head of state must consult the presidents of the two chambers and the leaders of the parliamentary groups before making a decision.

The conditions laid down in Article 89 of the Constitution have been met: two requests for a vote of confidence have been rejected, and more than 60 days have passed since the first request reached Parliament. The Adrian Veștea Cabinet was rejected on June 22, and the Mureșan Government subsequently failed to receive the vote of confidence. The designation of Eugen Tomac, who resigned his mandate before the vote, is not considered one of the rejected requests.

The Constitution stipulates that the president “may” dissolve Parliament, not that he is obliged to do so. PNL has nevertheless argued that snap elections should be triggered automatically and announced that it could refer the matter to the Constitutional Court.

Nicușor Dan publicly rejected this option, stating that snap elections would prolong political instability and economic uncertainty. The scenario indicated by his statements is a new round of consultations and the designation of another candidate for the position of prime minister.