Social Democratic Party

PSD's Ciolacu: Ombudsperson reinstated upon PSD notification

Social Democratic Party (PSD) Chairman Marcel Ciolacu said on Tuesday that the Ombudsperson had been reinstated, and the Constitutional Court (CCR) unanimously confirmed that the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Save Romania Union (USR) had committed a horrific abuse and attacked the very essence of the rule of law.

Ciolacu:Like Switzerland, nobody gives us any chance at today's censure motion,will fight until last vote

Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu stated on Tuesday that, just as Switzerland's football team, nobody gives the Social Democrats any chances at the censure motion, but they will fight until the last vote. "Last night, together with tens of thousands of spectators, I saw what it means to fight until the last minute.

PSD's Ciolacu: 20 votes from ruling MPs would be needed for motion of no-confidence to succeed

National leader of the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu said that on Tuesday, all the Social Democrat MP will attend a debate and vote on the motion of no-confidence, and for the motion to succeed it would take 20 of votes of the power MPs. "PSD will be present in full tomorrow [Tuesday] for the motion of no-confidence.

Ciolacu writes to European Commission about "violation of rule of law by the ruling parties in Romania"

Social Democratic Party (PSD) Chair Marcel Ciolacu sent a letter to European Commission leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Frans Timmermans, asking the EU's executive to demand that Romanian ruling parties "stop current undemocratic practices." The social democrat leader mentions, in the letter sent on Thursday by the PSD Press Office, the fact that the decisions regarding the public radio and te

Ramona Saseanu, Liviu Popescu, appointed interim national media general directors

At a joint meeting on Thursday, the standing bureaus of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies appointed Ramona Saseanu as interim head of Romania's National Television Broadcasting Corporation (SRTv) and Liviu Popescu as interim head of the Romanian National Radio Broadcasting Corporation (SRR) for 60 days each.

PSD's Ciolacu: This is the first time in 30 years that a no-confidence vote has a chance to succeed

Social Democratic Party (PSD) national leader Marcel Ciolacu said on Monday evening that the Social Democrats' no -confidence vote is likely to succeed because the Citu government is "inefficient" and its direction is "wrong." "It is the first time, after 30 years of post-December democracy, that a motion of no confidence has a chance to succeed, just six months after the parliamentary election

PSD's Ciolacu: No catastrophe if Romania held early elections for the first time in 30 years

Chairman of the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu declared on Friday in Timisoara that PSD will never support a Liberal minority government and that there would be "no catastrophe" if early elections were organized in Romania after 30 years.

Court rules unconstitutional appointments of acting national media heads

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on Thursday agreed to take up of a notification by the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) that Parliament's decisions to appoint interim general directors at the National Television Broadcasting Corporation (SRTV) and National Radio Broadcasting Corporation (SRR) are unconstitutional.

Deputies are debating on simple motion filed by PSD against Minister Cristian Ghinea

The Chamber Deputies is holding a plenary sitting at this point debating on the simple motion of censure filed by the PSD (Social Democratic Party) against the Minister of European Projects, Cristian Ghinea, with the vote to follow on Tuesday. The meeting is led by Vice President of the Deputies Chamber, Cristina Pruna, who informed that there are 178 Deputies participating.

PSD's Ciolacu: Anti-government censure motion completed, will be filed to Parliament next week

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has finalized the text of the censure motion against the Citu Government and will submit it to Parliament next week, party Chairman Marcel Ciolacu announced on Monday. "Today we finalized the text of the censure motion against the most disastrous government in the last 30 years.

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