Social Democrat ministers resign from government, deepening Romania’s political crisis

Ministers from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) submitted their resignations at the government on Thursday, April 23, marking a decisive step in the party’s withdrawal from the ruling coalition and deepening the ongoing political crisis. The move comes days after PSD, the biggest party in the pro-European alliance, withdrew its political supportfor Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie Bolojan.

“From this moment on, the prime minister no longer has the support of a parliamentary majority, which means he no longer has the democratic legitimacy to exercise the leadership of the Romanian government. According to the Constitution, no group or individual may exercise national sovereignty in their own name, contrary to the will of the parliamentary majority resulting from free and democratic elections,” reads the PSD’s official announcement, as quoted by Digi24.