This was the only name forwarded by the Social Liberal Union, which won a comfortable majority in Parliament. The dilemma regarding the presence of the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in the government was also settled, after Victor Ponta made a concession to his Liberal partners in the ruling coalition and sent the representatives of the Hungarian minority in Opposition, for the first time in 16 years. Nonetheless, Ponta hopes to have a good cooperation with the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians, particularly as regards the planned revision of the Constitution and the issue of minority rights.

Finally, a third mystery unravelled these days is that of the document that President Basescu will present to EU leaders at the forthcoming European summit. Victor Ponta said he signed an institutional cooperation agreement with the President, which includes no hidden concessions, promises or commitments to the head of state, as the media had insinuated.

Ponta also talked about the new structure of the government, which will include more ministries than the current one, but without an increase in the budget or staff. For increased efficiency, the Finance Ministry will be split into two separate ministries, after the French model. The same will happen with the Economy Ministry, where the energy sector will be coordinated by a separate ministry.

The Education Ministry will also be reorganised, with public education to be run separately from youth and sports. The Ministry of Administration and Home Affairs will be broken down into home affairs on the one hand, and administration and regional development on the other. The new minister of administration and regional development will most likely be the Social Democrat Liviu Dragnea, who will also act as one of the three deputy PMs.

A second deputy prime minister will come from the National Liberal Party, while the leader of the National Union for the Progress of Romania Gabriel Oprea will probably be the third one, coordinating the Defence and Home Affairs ministries. There will also be a minister coordinating infrastructure projects of strategic importance.

On Friday, the Parliament is to vote on the membership, structure and platform of the new government.