Romanian Social Democrats Vote To Overthrow Fmr Coalition Partners’ Govt Next Week

Romania’s Social Democratic Party leader, Mircea Geoana, whose party left the governing coalition last week, said Wednesday social democrats will back the liberals and Hungarian minority party’s no-confidence motion next Tuesday.

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Geoana said he hopes Romanians' streak of bad luck with the current minority government will end next Tuesday, October 13, when lawmakers cast their votes on the no-confidence motion which seeks to overthrow the country's government less than two months before presidential elections due on November 22.

The standing offices of the two chambers of Parliament decided Wednesday the no-confidence motion will be read out in Parliament Thursday and debated and voted next Tuesday, said Chamber of Deputies secretary Sever Voinescu.

Meanwhile, the Parliament's standing offices postponed for next Wednesday a decision on the government's request for a confidence vote to enact an IMF-required pension law, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

The government's pension bill increase retirement age and eliminates special pensions, such as those of lawmakers, magistrates, military, law enforcement and intelligence services staff. The bill sets that all special pensions will be recalculated depending on people's contributions, which means they will be reduced.

Prime Minster Emil Boc said he is ready to put his job on the line and will resign if the pension bill doesn't go through.

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