Resigning is not an option, Romania’s Senate speaker says
Anca Dragu is not expected to resign as Senate speaker. Ms Dragu made the announcement after Romania’s Constitutional Court published its ruling over a non-confidence motion put forward by her party, USR-Plus, a former junior party in the governing coalition of Prime Minister Florin Cîțu, and the opposition hard-line Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR). Answering the resignation request by PM Cîțu, Ms Dragu told reporters on Wednesday that she wouldn’t do it while pointing out her decision was „driving the PM really mad”. On the contrary, the prime minister should resign, Ms Dragu added. Another motion against PM Cîțu’s government is expected from the opposition Social Democrats, and it is also expected to pass with support from Ms. Dragu’s USR-Plus meaning that PM Florin Cîțu will have to step down.
Romania’s agriculture minister resigns
Romanian Agriculture Minister Adrian Oros announced his resignation. A close friend of Ludovic Orban, former leader of the governing National Liberal Party (PNL), Mr Oros made the announcement late into the niight just hours before a Cabinet meeting at the Victoria Palace in the capital Bucharest on Wednesday. There was no reaction yet from Prime Minister Florin Cîțu but he would have to answer the issue in 15 days. Adrian Oros was Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the PM Cîțu’s government since December 2020 after serving in this position in two previous cabinets of Ludovic Orban.
Romania coronavirus updates
Romania reported 10,826 new cases on Wednesday, with 207 deaths (101 men, 106 women), and another 1,320 under intensive care. In the capital Bucharest, the number of cases hit 1561, according to data isssued by the country’s Strategic Communication Group (GCS). With the cases reported, the Romanian capital leads among other regions across the country followed by western county of Timiș with 494 cases, southern county of Ilfov with 485 cases, and the southern county of Prahova with 452 cases.
Alexandru Danga, RADOR
