Romanian SocDem leader proposes crisis cell to serve as government substitute

21 July 2026 President of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD), Sorin Grindeanu, in a press conference at the Parliament, proposed to establish a “crisis committee” at the level of the legislative body to draft the necessary amendments “to unblock Romania,” arguing that the acting government is no longer serving its executive function. Romania has had an interim government since May 5, when PSD pulled out of the ruling coalition to join far-right AUR and overthrow Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie Bolojan – who remained at the top of an acting government in the absence of a majority in parliament able to appoint a new executive. Romania is at this moment “obviously” not properly managed, Grindeanu argued. “State institutions are paralysed due to this government crisis. Children's hos