Nicusor Dan, brief response on the Bolojan government: “It was dismissed by a no-confidence motion”

President Nicușor Dan avoided publicly assessing the activity of the government led by Ilie Bolojan during the press conference at Cotroceni Palace, after being asked about the measures adopted to reduce the budget deficit.

The question came in the context of the head of state speaking about the scale of Romania’s financial problems: the deficit reached 150 billion lei, of which 60 billion lei represents interest. In recent years, the deficit amounted to 80 billion lei in 2022, 90 billion lei in 2023, and 152 billion lei in 2024. In 2025 and 2026, it decreased both as a percentage of GDP and in value excluding interest, but interest costs continued to rise.

Asked what he thought about the Bolojan government, Nicușor Dan replied: “He led the Government of Romania for one year. He was dismissed through a motion of no confidence.” The president added that he had publicly thanked him at the end of his term and that he did not want to enter into a political debate, in order to preserve his role as mediator and facilitator. â

Throughout his response, he did not mention the name of his former political ally.

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