All newspapers today read about the second Interior ministry to resign in the past few weeks, due to internal disputes within the Social Democratic Party. Also in the news, the government seems to fail to deliver, as any budgetary increases of salaries were postponed until after April 15. Elsewhere in the news, the International Court of Justice is to pronounce its decision on Romania's dispute with Ukraine today.
Romania libera reads that another Interior minister has fallen, a few weeks after Gabriel Oprea resigned due to internal disputes within the Social Democratic Party over nominations within the ministry.
PSD member Liviu Dragnea presented his resignation and declared that he cannot control the ministry as long as the government's budget was severely reduced. He declared that the safety of the citizens must be maintained with sufficient resources. Moreover, Dragnea told the press that he would rather remain faithful to the decentralization principle which is not upheld by the current government.
Nonetheless, all newspapers read that these are not the real reasons that lead to his resignation. Romania Libera reads that there were political pressures from within the Social Democratic Party, whose member Dragnea is, to name certain colleagues in important positions within the ministries.
In reaction, PM Boc declared that the resignation decision is an unilateral act and that he will accept Dragnea's decision. He announced that he will consult with PSD leader Mircea Geoana over the situation of the ministry.
Gandul reads that, according to sources quoted by HotNews.ro, PSD leaders Marian Vanghelie and Mircea Geoana had a fight over the proposal of several state secretaries within the Interior ministry.
The newspaper reads that President Basescu declared, at Dragnea's nomination that he urges
