The motion argued that the government imposed by former President Klaus Iohannis has no legitimacy and is marked by abuses and failures. The motion also links Prime Minister Ciolacu and his cabinet to the Nordis scandal, alleging a massive fraud affecting nearly 1,000 Romanians. Lawmakers from the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Union Save Romania (USR), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), and minority groups abstained from voting. Under Romania’s Constitution, lawmakers who supported the failed motion cannot initiate another in the same parliamentary session unless the government assumes responsibility under Article 114 of the Constitution. The opposition parties Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), S.O.S. Romania, and the Party of Young People (POT) initiated the motion. It was backed by non-affiliated MPs, and one representative from ethnic minorities, according to AUR leader George Simion. It came amid escalating political tensions, with opposition leaders accusing the government of undermining democracy.
