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.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan has nominated a new prime minister after Eugen Tomac dropped out on Sunday.
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"Eugen Tomac resigned this morning, and under these circumstances, I am appointing Adrian Vestea as Prime Minister," Dan announced in a post on X.
"Neither Mr. Tomac nor I have been playing at governing," he added. "We moved in this direction following consultations with the political parties. At this point, however, it is clear that a political solution is the right one".
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 government coalition in late April and joined a far-right call for the motion.
The PSD said at the time that Bolojan had "failed to implement any genuine reform" while in office and that Romania needed a leader "capable of collaboration".
On Sunday, Dan described Vestea, who is part of Romania's National Liberal Party, as "pro-Western" and a "man of dialogue, with strong values". He added that he had extensive experience working with budgets.
Romania, which has been an EU member state since January 2007, runs one of the highest government deficits in the bloc. It stood at 9.3% of GDP in 2024 but dropped to 7.9% in 2025.