The ruling coalition has decided that the first round of the presidential elections will take place on May 4 and the second round on May 18. Crin Antonescu continues to be the ruling coalition's joint candidate in the presidential elections.

The decision was taken in order not to overlap the date of the elections with the Easter and Florii holidays. It was also agreed that the state budget will be presented at the Coalition meeting by January 27, to be adopted by the Romanian Parliament in the first week of February.