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| WHO WILL VOTE FOR THE NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION?(27.09.07) |
| (2007-09-27) |
| Last updated: 2007-10-02 19:25 EET |
The conclusion of the no-confidence vote, through which the Social-Democrats are trying to topple the right-wing minority government in Bucharest, led by Liberal Calin Popescu Tariceanu, has yet to be known. In mere mathematical terms, the strategy should stand every chance of success – the Social Democratic Party has the largest number of Mps and, in addition, even before the document was presented in Parliament, the Democrats and Liberal Democrats announced they unreservedly support any motion of no-confidence against the cabinet, made up of the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania. Together, the 3 parties could collect more than the 232 necessary votes.
The question, which will be answered at the ballots on October 3rd, is who will actually vote for the motion, given that the consequences of it being passed are still unknown. Rumoured scenarios do not rule out early elections, in which case many of the current Mps will lose their positions.
Moreover, serious infighting among members of the Social Democratic Party threatens a sabotage of the vote by Social Democrats themselves. Some actual figures are actually being put forwards: about 22 Social Democrat MPs, recently summoned for a meeting by the party's honorary president Ion Iliescu, will not vote for the motion. They have however signed the document drawn up against the executive, which they view as “unable to find solutions to the Romanians' main problems, an incompetent government lacking political support in parliament.” However, some have implied that “signing and voting are two different issues.”
At the opposite end of the political stage, the Liberals believe that the Social Democratic Party and their former ally, the Democratic Party, which they eliminated from the government last spring, have joined hands to topple their cabinet. At the same time, they say, the Social Democratic Party is using the motion to bring itself to the forefront of political life, to create- for itself- the image of a strong party and strengthen its stance in talks with other parties. Another supposition is that the vote would force Social Democrats into joining the government, a scenario that Social Democrat leader Mircea Geoana has not ruled out. But the prime minister firmly rejected the prospect:
“I don't see the utility of such a formula. We have different programs and approaches and by no means will I give in to political blackmail. The reasons for a no-confidence vote are not political. They refer to certain policies and programs I don't agree with. If the reason is a wish to join the government, this means the vote is a tool to use for political blackmail, and I am very sorry to say that they have picked the wrong person.”
Prime minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu
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