Alexandru Rogobete calls for the re-creation of the PSD-PNL-UDMR majority after five months of political crisis and government instability

Alexandru Rogobete, former health minister, is calling for the parliamentary majority formed by the PSD, PNL and UDMR to be rebuilt amid the political, economic and social crisis he says has affected Romania after five months of instability. The appeal was made in a message published on Facebook, on the same day that PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu announced that the party supports a return to a stable majority alongside the PNL and UDMR.

Rogobete says the three parties have previously demonstrated that they can work together on investment projects, reforms and attracting European funds, despite their ideological differences. He is urging political leaders to set aside their egos and focus on governance, predictability and stability.

“We do not have to love each other,” the former minister says, but the parties have a duty to act responsibly. He believes Romania needs “statesmen,” not electoral calculations.

Rogobete resigned in April, when the PSD left the government. The government led by Ilie Bolojan was dismissed by a no-confidence motion on May 5. In June, Rogobete was nominated again for the Health portfolio, in a cabinet led by Adrian Veștea that failed to receive an investiture vote. On October 5, President Nicușor Dan designated diplomat Luca Niculescu as prime minister, the fourth nomination amid the political crisis.