Romania’s Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan was removed from office Tuesday after parliament approved a no-confidence motion against his government, according to local media reports.
The government of Ilie Bolojan was dismissed after lawmakers adopted the motion with 281 votes, broadcaster Antena 3 CNN reported.
Speaking during the debate ahead of the vote, the prime minister called the motion "false, cynical and artificial.” He said countries facing multiple crises should seek to consolidate governments rather than replace them.
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) played a decisive role in passing the motion. Together with the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), it announced last week that it would submit a joint motion of censure against the government.
Bolojan will remain interim prime minister until a new government is formed.
