President Nicușor Dan to Nominate Romanian Prime Minister in September, Adviser Says

Planned nomination and party consultations

Romanian President Nicușor Dan will designate a candidate for prime minister during September 2026, according to statements made on Monday evening by presidential adviser Eugen Tomac on Antena 3 CNN. The planned nomination is intended to install a cabinet with full constitutional powers during the autumn, ending an executive deadlock during which the head of state did not put forward a nominee for more than two months. Tomac stated that Dan will convene formal consultations with parliamentary party leaders before announcing his choice. Based on preliminary discussions, the presidential administration expressed confidence that lawmakers will assemble a working majority capable of approving the proposed executive.

I am absolutely convinced that in September the president, after the negotiations he will convene with the political parties, will designate the person prepared to be invested by a parliamentary majority.

Coalition discussions and executive format

Tomac held recent consultations with representatives from all political parties in the former governing coalition, as well as Varujan Pambuccian, the parliamentary leader of the national minorities group. In his television remarks, Tomac criticized party leaderships for seeking their own political comfort and imposing conditions that perpetuated the governance deadlock. He stated that political actors bear a responsibility to prioritize national interests and provide a reasonable solution for citizens. Tomac declined to clarify whether the administration intends to pursue a political coalition, a minority government, or an administration led by an independent technocrat. He also refrained from answering whether he would personally accept a prime ministerial nomination.

Rejection of snap parliamentary elections

Addressing the prospect of early legislative elections, Tomac maintained that dissolving Parliament would extend political instability and societal tension across Romania. He acknowledged that snap elections represent a legitimate constitutional mechanism when political parties fail to reach a workable compromise, but argued that exercising that option would harm national governance. Tomac recalled that the country held consecutive elections in 2024 and 2025, which Tomac described as producing difficult consequences for society. From the perspective of the presidency, institutional energy should focus on forming an operative government rather than preparing for an additional election cycle.

I consider that maintaining a state of chaos and political tension by resetting the board, by organizing snap elections, is a scenario that must be avoided.

Fiscal deadlines and economic governance

The presidential administration identified several urgent fiscal and legislative obligations that require an active cabinet in Bucharest. Among these priorities are passing a budget rectification for the current fiscal period, drafting a realistic national budget for 2027, and keeping Romania on track to meet its deficit targets. Tomac also noted that state negotiators expect to finalize discussions regarding critical milestones in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) in the coming days. The presidency stressed that economic recovery, business investments, and large public infrastructure projects cannot remain paused during protracted political negotiations.