Senate’s Tariceanu on justce related motion: Eveven if it had been accepted, santions against minister not required

Senate President and leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE, minor at rule, ed.n.) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu reaffirmed on Wednesday that the simple Justice-related motion was not against Tudorel Toader, arguing that even if the motion had not been rejected by the MPs, this does not entail a sanction against the minister according to Agerpres.

"The simple motion was not against Mr. Toader. The motions are on certain topics, and I want things to be clear. Even if the motion had not been rejected, as was the case of today's motion, and would have been accepted, this does not entail a sanction against the minister. There is no legal obligation with regard to the minister. We did no discuss with the [Chamber of Deputies] Speaker [Liviu Dragnea] before because it was not necessary. Since it is a motion proposed by the Opposition, it is normal for the majority to vote against it," Tariceanu said after the meeting of the ALDE's Political Bureau.

The plenum of the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday rejected the simple motion, initiated by the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Save Romania Union (USR), titled "The Justice Minister, an "F" grade minister", in which the signatories demanded the resignation of Tudorel Toader. There were 99 votes in favor, 171 votes against and five abstentions.