KelemenHunor:Ilie Bolojan could remain prime minister for long time without being able to do anything

  Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan could remain in an acting capacity for a long time to come, says the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) President Kelemen Hunor, who also maintains that the option of early elections "must be seriously considered.""Indeed, if a government were to fall, we would certainly be heading towards early elections. This option of early elections must be considered very, very seriously. However, I have not discussed this with the President?at least when I spoke with him, we did not discuss the possibility of early elections. (...) But yes, it must be taken into account; if a government falls, then those two conditions have been met," stated Kelemen Hunor at Parliament.He added that if President Nicusor Dan nominates a prime minister who fails to secure the 233 votes needed for parliamentary investiture, the head of state has two options."You will understand why I tried to convince my colleagues, Mr. Grindeanu and Mr. Bolojan, that we should go ahead and vote to invest even a single-party PSD government; because if we don't do this, then Mr. Bolojan remains a prime minister who has resigned or been dismissed?heading a dismissed government without full powers?and he cannot accomplish anything. If the President makes a nomination and the designated prime minister fails to secure the 233 votes, there are two possibilities: he returns the mandate, and we continue with Mr. Bolojan at the helm of the government?acting, resigned, or dismissed. If a government falls, it means Mr. Bolojan remains acting prime minister, a role he does not wish to hold. And if we end up with early elections, he would remain in government until then, unable to take the actions the whole country expects. So, no matter how we try to resolve this crisis, if we fail to invest a government, Mr. Bolojan could remain there as acting prime minister for a very long time," explained the UDMR leader.When asked if Ilie Bolojan's resignation would help at this moment?a scenario recently floated?Kelemen Hunor dismissed the idea as "foolish": "No, that is foolish. No. I don't know who floated it, or why. They even denied it yesterday. (...) If you are under the impression that President Dan can be pressured or swayed by such information from anonymous sources, I don't think he can be swayed. (...)   Unfortunately, things are getting more complicated by the day. That is why we said, and repeat: 'Come on, let's put egos aside?on both sides?and invest a Government. After that, one can go into opposition; that's no problem?the very next day you're in opposition. But without voting in a Government, we just get even more tangled up.'"In his view, "the question is whether the PSD and PNL manage to reach an agreement on an investiture vote."