Discussions about a possible resignation of Prime Minister Bolojan, in the absence of another liberal candidate for office, outline different scenarios in the public space. The interim chief of the PSD states that the question does not arise the party to give the prime minister until 2027, the moment of the rotary stipulated in the Coalition Protocol. However, political analysts explain that the version is excluded for several reasons.
Party could organize elections in October Photos / Malina Norocea
The interim leader of the PSD denies the existence of the prime minister’s discussions and states that “there is no question that the PSD will give the prime minister until 2027”, claiming that the subject “does not” in the coalition discussions. “We have a signed protocol. It is excluded that the PSD will take over the prime minister until 2027. There is no scenario in the party, there were no discussions about this scenario with the President of Romania ”, Sorin Grindeanu explained at Digi24.
Why doesn’t PSD want to lead the government?
“The PSD is somewhat maintained in expectation through ministers in the office, leaving them to advance, to say, the other ministers who have portfolios with which there are high expectations ”explains the professor of political science Radu Carp, for “Adevărul”.
He believes that social-democrats are trying to adopt a strategy to avoid losses: “At the moment, PSD is trying a “win-win” type (no-victory). If the government falls, someone will have to assume this task. And there are not many people in the current government who could assume such a task. And then you have a win, because it strengthens its authority within the Government. And if the Government does not fall, obviously it will erode and it is a situation in which the PSD wins because it is somewhat in an opposition. So PSD makes these movements because they consider both variants to be successful. ”
In the face of PSD, the internal elections in the party, shows the political consultant Adrian Zăbavă. PSD Congress “He will decide whether or not the PSD will remain in government and will decide the strategy of the party in the short and medium term. These decisions will depend on who will win and with what promises the party presidency ”.
The one who could take over the management of the Government is the current interim chief of the party, Sorin Grindeanu, whose advantages in the internal electoral race would be uncertain in this context. Maybe they would be benefited in internal competition if they became a prime minister but only in the short term, “But with very high pressure at the governmental level and with small chance of success, to stay on the surface and to stand up even in the short term”, Explains Adrian Zăbavă.
“Regardless of the name of the prime minister, today it is very difficult to be at the top of the government, at the top of Romania, especially under the operating conditions of the current coalition”, Adrian Zăbavă also points out, showing that PSD “It would have real problems now in ensuring financing, continuity, not to increase taxes, to continue to have investment projects, interest at an acceptable level, European money and so on,” emphasizes the analyst.
According to the government rotary rotary at the signing of the Coalition Protocol, the Government leadership should be taken over by the PSD in 2027, a compromise of Prime Minister Bolojan who initially wanted an entire mandate.
