Designated Prime Minister Adrian Vestea addresses the Romanian Parliament as the parliament holds a joint session of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for a vote of confidence to invest the new Vestea Government in Bucharest, on June 22, 2026.Mihai Barbu/AFP via Getty Images

Romanian political crisis intensifies as parliament rejects new government – POLITICO

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Romania’s parliament declined to back the government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Adrian Veștea on Monday evening, deepening the country’s political deadlock.

Veștea is the second politician to be tapped by President Nicușor Dan to form a government since Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan was ousted from office in a no-confidence vote last May. Only 189 lawmakers voted in favor of the center-right politician’s proposed cabinet, far short of the 233 required to form a new administration.

The fresh rejection comes just weeks after Dan’s initial pick to form a government, Eugen Tomac, similarly failed to secure the support of a majority of the country’s parliament.