The change of Emil Hurezeanu from the position of Foreign Minister, at the insistence of Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, would have shaken the position of Ilie Bolojan and inside the ruling coalition, and in PNL, political sources say.
“Adevărul” reveals the backstage of the negotiations between the leaders of the ruling coalition on Hurezeanu. Conclusion: Until the presidential elections, no minister will be changed. After the elections, we will either have a broad reshuffle, or a total change of government.
Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu Photo: Imago
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu asked the PNL management to replace Emil Hurezeanu from the position of foreign minister. The reason? First of all, Marcel Ciolacu was unhappy that the Foreign Minister does not have a direct relationship with the Trump administration.
Secondly, Marcel Ciolacu wanted one of the ministers to pay with the function after the US decided to maintain visas for Romanians, although the previous administration, led by Joe Biden, had committed to pick them up from April 1. “We discussed in the coalition to what extent the postponement of the visas affects the candidacy of Crin Antonescu. The prime minister insisted that a political settlement is needed, and Hurezeanu’s change would raise the coalition pressure.”support political sources for the truth.
In the first phase, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu asked PNL leaders to propose another foreign minister, close to the Republican area. The external portfolio rests with the Liberals, according to the coalition understanding. “Ben Oni Ardelean and Robert Sighiartău, names in the public space, have never been taken into account. We discussed to find a Romanian close to the Trump family,” the sources quoted. Interim president Ilie Bolojan opposed.
Subsequently, Prime Minister Ciolacu proposed that Emil Hurezeanu should remain external, but the Government to create a new position as a special representative for the Romania-US relationship. Favorite to hold the position would have been Sebastian Burduja, the current Minister of Energy, a graduate of the prestigious American universities Harvard and Stanford. But the interim president Ilie Bolojan opposed again and asked that Emil Hurezeanu’s portfolio would not be a science.
In fact, he takes the negotiations from December for the formation of the Ciolacu Government, Ilie Bolojan insisted that Emil Hurezeanu be appointed to the external. “Bolojan has two ministers in the Government: Hurezeanu at External and David at education. He could not give in to Ciolacu because he would have put him in a uncomfortable situation, and in PNL. Let us not forget that Bolojan has a rather fragile position inside the PNL. That he leads the government, not to look for scapegoats ”support sources from PNL leadership for Adevărul.
The discussion between Ilie Bolojan and Marcel Ciolacu ended with a political armistice: no minister is changed until the presidential elections. Then everything will depend on the new president.
If Crin Antonescu will win the elections, Marcel Ciolacu will remain at the head of the government, but a wider reshuffle will follow, and Emil Hurezeanu will be replaced. In contrast, if Antonescu loses the presidential election, the coalition will break down, the Ciolacu government will fall, and the new president will appoint another prime minister.
