Boc's cabinet received the Parliament's vote of confidence with 276 votes for and 135 against. The government is made up of 15 ministers and one deputy PM. This is not a necessarily a moment of joy, but also a reminder of our responsibility and work, PM Emil Boc declared after the results of the vote.
9:00 AM: We come in good faith and are ready to do our work, PM Emil Boc declared
10:20 AM: The meeting starts late
10:28 AM: We started reforms which others did not have the courage to do in the last 20 years
10:40 AM: Social Democratic Parliament left the room
10:55 AM: Social Democrats will vote against the Government
11:30 AM: PM Emil Boc ended his discourse and started debates
13:45 PM: Voting started
A decisive day for the Romanian government, who is due to submit to the vote of the Parliament. The designated PM Emil Boc will present in front of the Parliament its governance program and needs 236 votes for his executive to pass.
The meeting started with a 50 minute delay after it was initially scheduled for 9:30 AM. The vote is secret but no surprises are expected considering that the proposed ministers were approved on Tuesday in the specialized Parliamentary committees.
Emil Boc's declarations:
I managed to maintain our country rating, the unemployment rating is lower than the EU average; the EU average is around 9.5% while Romania's unemployment average is estimated at around 7.5% by the end of the yearThe national currency maintained its limits to the euroI allocated 20% of the budget for investments and I finished 42 km of highway and many other projects started in Bucharest and other citiesI launched reforms which others did not have the courage to do The electoral campaign ended and we have three years of government ahead of us, without elections; citizens