The plenary meeting is attended by 237 lawmakers of the ruling coalition parties and independents. The opposition is absent from the plenary meeting.
The new cabinet requires the votes of at least 232 lawmakers to be instated.
Ungureanu presented his proposed list of ministers Wednesday. They are Marko Bela – deputy prime minister, Catalin Predoiu – Justice, Leonard Orban – European Affairs, Kelemen Hunor – Culture, Laszlo Borbely – Environment, Ritli Ladislau – Health, Cristian Diaconescu – Foreign Affairs, Gabriel Oprea – Defense, Lucian Bode – Economy, Gabriel Berca – Interior, Cristian Petrescu – Regional Development and Tourism, Alexandru Nazare – Transport, Stelian Fuia – Agriculture, Catalin Baba – Education, Razvan Mustea – Communications, Claudia Boghicevici – Labor, and Bogdan Dragoi – Finance.
The nominated ministers were questioned by parliamentary committees Wednesday and all were endorsed. The committees’ endorsement is merely consultative.