The decision was made following talks between Iohannis and the leaders of parliamentary parties.
“After the consultations, I have decided to make a designation to move things so that we do not get stuck politically. Today, I have decided to nominate for the position of prime minister Mr. Vasile Florin Citu who, I believe, will appear before Parliament shortly, with a team and a government program”, Iohannis said.
Citu served as finance minister in the Orban Cabinet, which was toppled in a no-confidence motion on February 5, 2020.
The Parliament has a 15-day deadline to hear the proposed ministers and to vote on investiture.
Klaus Iohannis briefly reviewed the events that led to the appointment of a new prime minister.
“We have concluded the session of consultations with the parliamentary parties and I think it is good to summarize briefly why we arrived again to consultations and appointments. The Liberal Party (PNL) was a government that started to repair the bad things. The Orban Government had a reform agenda. This was not wanted by the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD), which vehemently opposed the reforms promoted by the Orban Government. PSD managed to gather a majority that passed a motion of censure in Parliament. Afterwards, I appointed a prime minister and PSD started to delay things in Parliament”, Iohannis explained.