Radu Miruță: “The problem with this government is not the prime minister’s name, but the PSD-ization of institutions”

Gabriel Dumitrache

20 October 2026, 13:45

Politics

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Radu Miruță, a representative of USR, launched an attack against the PSD and Social Democratic leader Sorin Grindeanu in Parliament on Tuesday, during the debates on the investiture of the Luca Niculescu Government. He argued that the main problem with the new Executive is not the prime minister’s name, but rather the “politicization of state institutions by the PSD.”

Miruță accused the PSD of seeking to regain control over public institutions and criticized the party’s record, citing its numerous stints in government, the departure of Romanians from the country, and the closure of several factories. Addressing Sorin Grindeanu, the USR deputy referred to corruption scandals and controversies surrounding travel on private planes, including in connection with the Nordis company. The accusations were made politically and were not presented in the speech as being accompanied by new evidence.

The USR representative compared the work of the ministers from his party with that of the Social Democrats. He stated that USR had contributed to restarting several factories in Pirochim Victoria, Sadu, Cugir, Mangalia, and Mediaș, introducing performance indicators in state-owned companies, and recruiting 7,000 military personnel.

Miruță also claimed that the PSD was financing media campaigns against USR ministers in response to the changes made in the institutions they lead. At the end, he announced that USR would not vote for the Luca Niculescu Government.

The decision had previously been adopted by the USR Political Committee on October 16, with the main reason cited being the presence of ministers appointed by the PSD in the new Executive.

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Context: USR prepares opposition to the Luca Niculescu Government following attacks on PSD ministers and amid the political crisis

A few days before the parliamentary debates, interim Defense Minister Radu Miruță announced that USR would go into opposition and would not vote for the Government proposed by designated Prime Minister Luca Niculescu, whom he described as “a government of shame.” He argued that several proposed PSD ministers had “major legal and moral problems” and warned that USR would monitor the Executive’s decisions, rejecting a return to “connections” and deals made “behind closed doors.” Miruță specifically pointed to Marian Neacșu, proposed as deputy prime minister and Interior Minister, noting that he had been finally convicted ten years ago for a conflict of interest (subsequently rehabilitated), and criticized the PNL’s decision to vote for the new government.

Meanwhile, USR’s Political Committee unanimously decided that the party’s parliamentarians would vote against the investiture of Luca Niculescu’s cabinet, justifying the position by the presence of ministers designated by PSD and the refusal of a majority supported by AUR. This confrontation is taking place against the backdrop of a political crisis triggered on April 20, following PSD’s withdrawal of support for the Ilie Bolojan Government, which was dismissed on May 5, followed by the failure of successive nominations before Luca Niculescu was designated on October 5.