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Alsharq Tribune-Ahmed Essam
Romanian Prime Minister-designate Adrian Vestea's proposed government failed to win parliamentary approval on Monday.
According to Romanian media HotNews, the proposed cabinet secured only 189 votes, falling short of the 233 needed to gain parliamentary investiture.
Adrian Vestea said late on Monday evening that he had treated the mandate to form the government, entrusted to him by President Nicusor Dan, "responsibly."
"I came to this project with good intentions, from an elected position that I won following a uninominal vote. I considered it necessary to respond to this challenge, I am sorry that it could not materialize," he said.
He added that he expected a period of insecurity and anxiety for Romanians in the near future.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan designated Adrian Vestea, president of the Brasov County Council, as prime minister on June 14 after Eugen Tomac, an adviser to the president, failed to secure support from parties in parliament.
Tomac was nominated on June 4 as prime minister after Romania's parliament approved a no-confidence motion against Ilie Bolojan's government in early May, forcing Bolojan and his cabinet to step down.
