Ponta said the Social Liberal Union, which is made up of the country’s three main opposition parties, wants early parliamentary elections, but will be a strong supporter of “stability and balance” meanwhile.
According to Ponta, Boc’s stepping down as head of the government sets off the constitutional procedure whereby the Parliament can be dissolved within 60 days in view of holding early elections.
Boc on Monday announced he is stepping down, after weeks of political turmoil and social unrest. The prime minister said he decided the Cabinet should step down to defuse the mounting social and political tensions in the country and to avoid jeopardizing the country’s economic stability, achieved through harsh austerity measures.
Boc called on the country’s political class to ensure the Parliament endorses a new Government as soon as possible and thanked President Traian Basescu and former and current Cabinet ministers for their collaboration “in serving public interests.”
Romanian President Traian Basescu is set to meet with political parties for talks on designating a new prime minister. Basescu initially scheduled consultations with parliamentary parties later Monday to discuss the EU financial stability treaty and the situation in the Romanian Parliament following the opposition’s decision to boycott Parliament meetings hoping to trigger early elections.