President of Romania Klaus Iohannis today entrusted the mandate for the composition of the government to General Nikolae Čiuka, in a new attempt to end the crisis in the country, which has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
After consultations with the parliamentary parties, Iohannis entrusted the mandate to Čjuka, after the previous mandate holder, the centrist Dačijan Čološ, failed to secure the support of deputies for the formation of the government yesterday.
Čiuka is a member of the National Liberal Party and Minister of Defense in the technical government, and he was previously a soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iohannis said Romania needs a "genuine solution" and a government "that will start to solve the problems."
"We have a crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic, a dramatic situation in hospitals, winter is just around the corner, and energy prices are rising," said Johannis.
Čjuka should now draw up a list of ministers and propose a government program.
Romania, a country of about 19 million people, is facing record numbers of new infections and deaths from the coronavirus.
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