Tomac Responds After PNL Refuses to Back His Government: 'We Don't Need Lessons'

Designated Prime Minister Eugen Tomac expressed respect for the National Liberal Party's (PNL) unanimous decision not to support his proposed government, but he urged them to abandon "demagoguery." Tomac, who was designated on June 4, stated that PNL's choice to enter opposition was clear.

"We don't need lessons from anyone," Tomac said in a video message posted on Facebook. He pointed to the political reality in Parliament, noting that the previous, dismissed government had also been voted in with support from PSD. Tomac asserted that Romania currently needs "lucidity, responsibility, and trust," and that PNL governments have historically operated with PSD votes, a political truth he believes cannot be ignored when discussing parliamentary support and solutions for the country.

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We don't need lessons from anyone.

Tomac remains optimistic about forming a functional government and forming a majority. He invited "those who care about Romania" to join him. He emphasized that the current challenge is not about who lectures whom, but whether Romania can emerge from its political deadlock to provide the nation with a functional government, stability, and a clear direction.

The PNL's decision came after a meeting of its National Political Bureau on Thursday. Party leader Ilie Bolojan explained that a government led by Tomac would be vulnerable to parliamentary initiatives with negative budgetary impacts, pursued for electoral gain without accountability. He warned this could lead to increased spending and difficulties in meeting deficit reduction commitments.

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The stake today is not who gives lessons to whom. The stake is whether we manage to get out of the deadlock and offer the country a functional government, stability, and a clear direction.