The decision was made following talks between Iohannis and the leaders of parliamentary parties. PNL, the president’s party, and PSD did not come up with prime minister nominations of their own.
“I had consultations with the parliamentary parties today, after the government was ousted because of a no-confidence vote. (…) The political parties all came with different approaches, nominations, as they publicly announced. (…) I decided to nominate Dacian Ciolos for prime minister,” Iohannis added.
Ciolos has previously served as prime minister in 2015-2017. His term was considered disastrous and brought PSD back in power in 2017.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)