Update: Romania’s center-right coalition reaches agreement on the next Government

Update: The three political parties that will form Romania’s center-right ruling coalition after the December 6 elections – PNL, USR-PLUS, and UDMR -, have reached an agreement on the structure of the new Government after a new round of talks on Friday.

The leaders of the three parties - PNL’s Ludovic Orban, USR-PLUS co-presidents Dan Barna and Dacian Ciolos, and UDMR’s Kelemen Hunor – announced the agreement in a joint press conference. Next, they will present their prime minister proposal to president Klaus Iohannis, who will make the appointment.

The three parties have agreed to support finance minister Florin Citu for the prime minister position while Liberal leader Ludovic Orban will get the coalition’s endorsement for Chamber of Deputies speaker. USR-PLUS will name the head of the Senate.

The new Government will have two deputy prime ministers and 18 ministries, of which PNL will lead nine, USR-PLUS will have six, and UDMR – three.

The Liberals will get the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Defense Ministry, Finance Ministry, Interior Ministry, Education Ministry, Energy Ministry, Agriculture Ministry, Labor Ministry, and Culture Ministry.

The reformist alliance USR-PLUS will lead the Justice Ministry, Transport Ministry, Health Ministry, the new Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, and the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism.

The Hungarian Democratic Union (UDMR) will get the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, the Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, and The Ministry of Youth and Sports.

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The initial news was:

The three political parties that will form Romania’s center-right ruling coalition after the December 6 elections – PNL, USR-PLUS, and UDMR -, have advanced in the negotiations to make the new Government during a new round of talks on Friday, according to political sources quoted by the local media.

Thus, the three parties have agreed to support finance minister Florin Citu for the prime minister position while Liberal leader Ludovic Orban will get the coalition’s endorsement for Chamber of Deputies speaker, G4Media.ro reported.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the other two coalition parties, USR-PLUS co-president Dan Barna and UDMR president Kelemen Hunor, will both get deputy prime minister seats in the new Government.