Romania, head of government Ilie Bolojan loses vote of no confidence

May 5, 2026

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PNL enters opposition after fall of Bolojan government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Ilie Bolojan, President of the National Liberal Party (PNL), dismissed today from his position as Prime Minister of Romania, huffs as he leaves after the meeting of the party s National Political Bureau. PNL decided to enter the opposition, saying it will support important national projects in Parliament, and asked Social Democratic Party (PSD) to take over the government after PSD, AUR, and PACE dismissed the government through a motion of no confidence. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PNL enters opposition after fall of Bolojan government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Ilie Bolojan, National Liberal Party (PNL) President, dismissed today from his position as Prime Minister, refuses to answer questions, maintaining his long-standing practice of bypassing reporters, as he arrives for the meeting of the party s National Political Bureau. PNL decided to enter the opposition, saying it will support important national projects in Parliament, and asked Social Democratic Party (PSD) to take over the government after PSD, AUR, and PACE dismissed the government through a vote of no confidence. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PNL enters opposition after fall of Bolojan government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: The National Liberal Party (PNL) MEP Rares Bogdan answers journalists questions ahead of the meeting of the party s National Political Bureau. PNL decided to enter the opposition, saying it will support important national projects in Parliament, and asked Social Democratic Party (PSD) to take over the government. Bolojan™s government was dismissed today following the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against it by PSD, AUR, and PACE. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
(260506) -- BEIJING, May 6, 2026 -- A member of Romania s bicameral parliament votes during a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government at Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2026. Romania s bicameral parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government on Tuesday, with 281 votes in favor and 4 against, bringing down the government, according to the parliament s live broadcast of the vote. (Photo by Xinhua) XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY CristianxCristel
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: PSD MPs Daniel Zamfir (L) and Paul Stanescu (R) attend the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (L), speaks with Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu (R) during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu (L) attends the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan arrives at the Romanian Parliament ahead of the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan arrives at the Romanian Parliament ahead of the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: SOS MEP Diana Iovanovici Sosoaca speaks to the press during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: SOS MEP Diana Iovanovici Sosoaca speaks to the press during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: TV station mini-studios during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu (L) gives his speech during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan gives his speech during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan gives his speech during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan gives his speech during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan gives his speech during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu (R) listens to the speech of Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (L) during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Catalin Predoiu, Minister of Internal Affairs (R), listens to the speech of Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (C) during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (L), speaks with Catalin Predoiu, Minister of Internal Affairs, during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (L), speaks with Catalin Predoiu, Minister of Internal Affairs, during the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu attends the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Petrisor Peiu, senator for the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), attends the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu (C) speaks to the press after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu (C) speaks to the press after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (L) leaves the Romanian Parliament after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Dragos Pislaru, Minister of Investments and European Projects, leaves the Romanian Parliament after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Oana Gheorghiu, Romanian Deputy Prime Minister, leaves the Romanian Parliament after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (R) leaves the Romanian Parliament after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Irineu Darau (C), Minister of Economy, attends the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (C) attends the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan (R) attends the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against his government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Catalin Predoiu, Minister of Internal Affairs (C), leaves the Romanian Parliament after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Catalin Predoiu, Minister of Internal Affairs, speaks to the press after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Catalin Predoiu, Minister of Internal Affairs (L), speaks to the press after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
PM Bolojan Dismissed as Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania. 5th May, 2026: Catalin Predoiu, Minister of Internal Affairs, speaks to the press after the vote on the motion of no confidence filed against the Romanian Government by PSD, AUR, and PACE at the Romanian Parliament. The government was dismissed following the vote. Bucharest Romania Copyright: xLucianxAlecux
(260505) -- BUCHAREST, May 5, 2026 -- Romania s Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan speaks during a no-confidence vote against his government at Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2026. Romania s bicameral parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government on Tuesday, with 281 votes in favor and 4 against, bringing down the government, according to the parliament s live broadcast of the vote. (Photo by Xinhua) ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION-PASS CristianxCristel
(260505) -- BUCHAREST, May 5, 2026 -- Romania s Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan speaks during a no-confidence vote against his government at Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2026. Romania s bicameral parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government on Tuesday, with 281 votes in favor and 4 against, bringing down the government, according to the parliament s live broadcast of the vote. (Photo by Xinhua) ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION-PASS CristianxCristel
(260505) -- BUCHAREST, May 5, 2026 -- Members of Romania s bicameral parliament attend a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government at Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2026. Romania s bicameral parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government on Tuesday, with 281 votes in favor and 4 against, bringing down the government, according to the parliament s live broadcast of the vote. (Photo by Xinhua) ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION-PASS CristianxCristel
(260505) -- BUCHAREST, May 5, 2026 -- A member of Romania s bicameral parliament votes during a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government at Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2026. Romania s bicameral parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government on Tuesday, with 281 votes in favor and 4 against, bringing down the government, according to the parliament s live broadcast of the vote. (Photo by Xinhua) ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION-PASS CristianxCristel
(260505) -- BUCHAREST, May 5, 2026 -- Members of Romania s bicameral parliament attend a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government at Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2026. Romania s bicameral parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan s government on Tuesday, with 281 votes in favor and 4 against, bringing down the government, according to the parliament s live broadcast of the vote. (Photo by Xinhua) ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION-PASS CristianxCristel

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