Boc Cabinets: Difference between revisions

On 1 October 2009, following the removal from office of the [[Prime Minister of Romania|Deputy Prime Minister]], [[Ministry of Administration and Interior (Romania)|Minister of Administration and Interior]], [[Dan Nica]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PSD]]), all the [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PSD]] Ministers resigned from the cabinet. As a result, all their offices were taken, [[ad interim]] by the [[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|PD-L]], for a period no longer than 45 days. The cabinet should have received a new vote from the [[Parliament of Romania|Parliament]], as its political composition was changed. On 13 October 2009 the [[Parliament of Romania|Parliament]] voted for a [[motion of no confidence]]. As a result, this cabinet was just an acting cabinet. Its term ended on 23 December 2009, when the new cabinet, headed also by Emil Boc received the vote of confidence from the Parliament and was sworn in at Cotroceni Palace. During the interim period, [[Traian Băsescu]] nominated repeatedly friendly candidates, despite the fact that the then opposition parties ([[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]], [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|PSD]], [[Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania|UDMR]], and the 18 representatives of the national ethnic minoritires), having an absolute majority in both Houses of Parliament, expressed their will to nominate the Mayor of [[Sibiu]] [[Klaus Iohannis]] as [[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minister]].