Romania – Government approved

The government of Prime Minister Emil Boc has been approved by the Romanian parliament. The government is a coalition of the PDL party (the president’s party), the Hungarian minority party (UDMR) and independents. The deputy prime minister, Markó Béla, is the leader of the UDMR.

The government was approved on 23 December by a vote of 276-135. It was supported by the PDL, the UDMR, the minorities group and independents. Bucharest Herald reported that 36 parliamentarians (deputies and senators) from the opposition PSD and PNL parties also voted in favour of the government. In addition, 54 PSD and PNL parliamentarians did not attend the vote.

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