Romanian Social Democrats vote to back party leader Sorin Grindeanu for prime minister
The Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD) unanimously voted on Wednesday, June 23, to return to government with its leader, Sorin Grindeanu, as prime minister. The party, formerly part of the governing centrist coalition, voted in May to…
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
· Updated · 2 min read
The Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD) unanimously voted on Wednesday, June 23, to return to government with its leader, Sorin Grindeanu, as prime minister. The party, formerly part of the governing centrist coalition, voted in May to bring down the Liberal-led Ilie Bolojan government despite earlier agreements.
The decision also comes after a proxy of the Social Democratic Party, the Veștea cabinet, failed to gather support in Parliament. Designated PM by president Nicusor Dan in order to remove Bolojan as PNL head and coerce the party back into an alliance with PSD, in the end, Veștea received only the votes of PSD and those of its satellites.
