President Nicușor Dan explains why an exclusively PNL-USR government would not have had a stable parliamentary foundation and warns that early elections would have harmed Romania’s economy

President Nicușor Dan stated on Tuesday, November 10, at Cotroceni Palace, that a government formed exclusively by the PNL and USR would not have had a sufficient parliamentary base and could not have functioned without an agreement with the PSD. The head of state explained that presidential support cannot replace a majority in Parliament.

Nicușor Dan rejected the idea that the PNL and USR could have governed solely with his support, emphasizing that approximately 30% of the vote cannot ensure the majority needed to form and support a government. He also stated that the president cannot prevent a motion of no confidence, nor can he make up the difference between a parliamentary minority and the 50% threshold.

The president also criticized the scenario in which the PSD and AUR would have been allowed to govern so that they could subsequently fail, saying that such a strategy would have “blown the country apart.” In his view, snap elections would have generated political instability, a decline in living standards, and a downgrade of the country’s rating.

He explained that a prolonged period of uncertainty would have reduced investor confidence, at a time when Romania is borrowing heavily. Nicușor Dan also criticized the contradiction between politicians who declare themselves opponents of the PSD but ask the president to facilitate negotiations with the Social Democrats.

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