Romania – Government defeats no-confidence motion

In Romania, the government of PM Emil Boc has survived a motion of no-confidence.

Last week, PM Boc invoked Art. 114 of the Constitution and declared the bill on the merger of local and parliamentary elections in 2012 to be a matter of confidence. The bill would then have been passed automatically if the opposition had not tabled a motion of no-confidence.

The bill proposes to hold the 2012 local elections, which were scheduled to be held in spring, at the same time as the parliamentary elections, which are due in late November. The PM justified the reform as a cost-saving measure. The opposition believe that it will reduce their hoped-for gains at the local level.

The motion was debated yesterday. The motion required the support of an absolute majority of all deputies and senators sitting in a joint session, or 234 votes. Agerpress is reporting that the motion received just 209 votes and so failed. There is no need for deputies to vote in favour of the government.

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