Possible government reshuffle in Bucharest

possible government reshuffle in bucharest Prime minister Mihai Tudose is considering a government reshuffle, but he is yet to reveal the ministries targeted.

Sworn in in June, the government made up of the Social Democratic Party and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats has already been reshuffled once, in September. The economy minister Mihai Fifor took over the defence ministry from Adrian Tutuianu, while the MP Gheorghe Simon became economy minister in Fifor's place.


On Tuesday, prime minister Mihai Tudose said he was considering a new reshuffle, but that he would only reveal the names of the outgoing ministers on Thursday, after a meeting of the Social Democratic leadership. Tudose said the meeting in question would also establish the relationship between the government and the party. Mihai Tudose:


"Based on the assumption that this is a political government but that we must still clarify the level of involvement of certain party structures in the government's activity, we have established together the areas covered by the reshuffle, but I will make public the names targeted and the new proposals after the meeting of the party's executive committee."


The prime minister has already discussed the reshuffle with the Social Democrats' leader Liviu Dragnea. The meeting was held after Tudose himself admitted he was not on the best of terms with Dragnea. The media has speculated that the estrangement between the two may be the result of the strict control exerted by the Social Democratic leadership on the government, the fact that the prime minister is surrounded by ministers who are loyal more to Dragnea, as well as the often dramatic gap between the big election promises that swept the party to victory and the challenges of actually being in government. However, the president of the Social Democratic Party has described the measures presented by the prime minister as necessary and justified:


"We've had what in my opinion was a good and necessary discussion that has helped clarify some things. The prime minister has presented several measures that need to be taken to eliminate the problems in the implementation of the governing programme. We will discuss these things at the meeting of the executive committee, but I believe that the arguments presented during our informal meeting will also be accepted by the committee."


The prime minister has also discussed the reshuffle with president Klaus Iohannis, who reiterated his conviction that the persons who have had a run-in with the law should resign from the government or be sacked. In light of these comments, the media is convinced the ministers targeted by the reshuffle will include deputy prime minister Sevil Shhaideh, seen by commentators as Dragnea's protégé, the minister delegate for European funds Rovana Plumb and the minister delegate for the relationship with Parliament Viorel Ilie, all of whom are under criminal investigation for corruption. The list may also include several other cabinet members with an image problem. The National Liberal Party, which is the main opposition party, has already announced that if prime minister Tudose does not get rid of all ministers with legal problems it may seek support for a non-confidence motion against the government. 



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