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Monday, December 21, 2009

Romanian prime minister unveils new cabinet

Sun, 20 Dec 2009

Bucharest - Romania's Prime Minister-designate, Emil Boc, unveiled his prospective cabinet on Sunday. The list will be presented to parliament next week for a confirmation vote on Wednesday.

The proposed cabinet includes five independents, several liberals from the PD-L party, and an ethnic Hungarian, from the Hungarian UDMR party.

Hunor Kelemen, the Hungarian, is proposed for the ministry of culture and religious affairs.

The finance ministry portfolio has been nominated for former minister Sebastian Vladescu, a technocrat and member of a centrist coalition government in 2005-2007.

Bloc, who lost a parliamentary vote of confidence in October, has been ruling as a caretaker prime minister since then.

Romania is hoping for a new International Monetary Fund aid package, whilst the government plans a cost-cutting budget for 2010.

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