Ciucă Cabinet
The Ciucă Cabinet () is the 132nd and current government of Romania led by former Romanian Land Forces army general Nicolae Ciucă (PNL) since 25 November 2021. The grand coalition forming the government, consisting of PSD, PNL, and UDMR/RMDSZ, is also referred to as the National Coalition for Romania (, CNR). Background and formation. On 1 September 2021, the PNL, then-Prime Minister Florin Cîțu and still incumbent President Klaus Iohannis triggered the 2021 Romanian political crisis by the sacking of former Justice Minister Stelian Ion, preceded by a scandal between the PNL and their former coalition partners, the  progressive-liberal USR PLUS (from which Ion stemmed), on the so-called Anghel Saligny investment program (or "PNDL 3", as it is also known). The remaining USR ministers eventually resigned on their own, and the Cîțu Cabinet, which preceded the Ciucă Cabinet, was dismissed on 5 October through a motion of no confidence, with a record number of votes on behalf of USR, PSD, and AUR. The prime minister candidate, who is designated by the president, has to request the investiture vote/vote of confidence from the legislature within 10 days from being appointed. On 11 October, President Iohannis designated  Dacian Cioloș of the USR to form the next government, but his government was subsequently rejected by the parliament. Nicolae Ciucă of PNL was designated for the same position on 20 October, but eventually submitted his term. At that time, he was ordered by the PNL to convene negotiations only for a PNL-UDMR minority government, which is a form of government that was not accepted by a party other than PNL and UDMR. The national-liberals resorted to negotiations with the largest party in the parliament, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the prospect of forming a majority government  with full powers, but they quickly reached a deadlock. The PSD, who were the main opposition party against the cabinets formed around the PNL up to this point, wanted the office of Prime Minister, but the PNL refused to cede the office and strongly desired that the office be occupied by a PNL member, which happened with the re-designation of Nicolae Ciucă by President Iohannis on 22 November, one day after the negotiations ended. The cabinet hearings took place on 24 November. The Ciucă Cabinet was sworn-in on 25 November. Composition. The Ciucă Cabinet is a grand coalition  government consisting of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ). Some positions within the government rotate between the PSD and the PNL: the Prime Minister, the Secretary-General of the Government, and the ministries of Interior, Justice, Finance and Defense. Assuming the coalition will not disband in the meantime, the next shuffle will take place on 1 July 2023. Party breakdown. Party breakdown of current cabinet ministers: