Romanian President Appoints EU Lawmaker Tomac as PM

Romanian President Nicușor Dan appointed his adviser, European Parliament member Eugen Tomac, as prime minister on Thursday in an effort to resolve a prolonged political crisis. The move follows the collapse of the country's broad pro-European coalition government last month.

Tomac, a 44-year-old member of the European Parliament, now has ten days to form a government and secure a vote of confidence from the fragmented parliament. President Dan stated that he selected Tomac because of his independence from parliamentary parties and his political experience, which he deemed necessary to build consensus. "Because the parties do not agree with each other, the only solution is a prime minister independent of the parties in Parliament," Dan said.

The previous government, led by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, was ousted on May 5 by a no-confidence vote. The motion was submitted by the leftist Social Democratic Party (PSD), which was part of the ruling coalition, and the nationalist opposition Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR). The coalition had taken power in June 2025 with the aim of ending political instability and reducing Romania's budget deficit, one of the largest in the...