Romania’s president expected to designate prime minister candidate despite explicit majority

Romanian president Nicusor Dan is expected to designate this week, with or without further consultations with the political parties, a prime minister candidate that may fit or not the definition of a technocrat but most likely lacks an explicit parliamentary majority behind him, according to sources familiar with the developments.

Among the names circulated by the media are presidential advisors Eugen Tomac (charged with Romanians abroad) and Radu Burnete (business community), acting finance minister Alexandru Nazare (on the lists of the Liberal Party), and (less likely) IMF official Delia Velculescu, according to Hotnews.ro.