Adrian Vestea Nominated as Romania’s Prime Minister

The nomination comes as Dan seeks to end a political crisis in Bucharest.

Romania has been embroiled in a renewed political crisis since its government collapsed in May following a no-confidence vote against Liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. The vote came after the left-wing Social Democratic Party withdrew from the governing coalition in late April and joined a far-right call for the motion. Romania has one of the highest budget deficits in the EU, along with rampant inflation and a technical recession. When the coalition came to power in June 2025, it made reducing the budget deficit a priority. Bolojan was sworn in with the aim of ending one of Romania’s worst political crises in its post-communist history, but lasted less than a year.

Vestea is Dan’s second prime ministerial nomination this month, after his previous pick, Eugen Tomac, failed to present a cabinet to Parliament within 10 days. Tomac had been seeking to lead a government of technocrats but lacked support from the parties in parliament. Parliamentary parties have previously said a minority government would be better than a government of technocrats. "Eugen Tomac resigned this morning, and under these circumstances, I am appointing Adrian Vestea as prime minister," Dan announced in a post on X.

Vestea, 52, is the county council president of the central Romanian county of Brasov. Dan nominated 53-year-old Adrian Vestea, a career politician from central Brasov County and longtime member of the National Liberal Party, to try to form a government. Vestea will have 10 days to form a government and must win a parliamentary vote of confidence to take up his new post. The nomination will need to be approved by lawmakers.