Petrișor Peiu, on administrative reform: “PSD must decide what it wants”

Ana Maria Eftene

26 October 2026, 16:24

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The leader of the AUR senators, Petrișor Peiu, asked the PSD on Monday to clarify how it intends to promote administrative reform: through debate and a vote in Parliament or by the Government assuming responsibility. The reaction comes after PSD president Sorin Grindeanu announced that he would propose to the prime minister that the Executive assume responsibility for administrative-territorial reform and government reorganization.

Peiu accused the PSD of inconsistency after the Social Democrats allegedly initially supported establishing a parliamentary committee for administrative reform. The AUR senator said that the proposed measures would not have an immediate impact on the budget and asked the Government to decide which expenses are priorities, including pensions and exemptions from paying CASS contributions.

At the same conference, AUR deputy Lucian Mușat criticized the rejection of the party's initiatives and called for the dividend tax to be reduced from 16% to 8%. The bill was rejected in the Senate, but AUR hopes it will be adopted by the Chamber of Deputies.

Context: AUR had previously conditioned any support on participation in government and pushed the discussion toward snap elections

Before the discussions about administrative reform, AUR Senate leader Petrișor Peiu stated that the party would not vote for a potential government led by Luca Niculescu, amid criticism that the prime minister’s appointment had been made without taking the parties’ proposals into account and with an approach seen as an assertion of the president’s personal authority.

At the same time, Peiu argued that there is a parliamentary majority in favor of holding snap elections and said that AUR had asked President Nicușor Dan for clarifications during the consultations, reiterating that the party refuses to join the government in the absence of a governing agreement. He also accused the head of state of violating the Constitution by excluding AUR from the formation of the government.