Ciucă Cabinet
The Ciucă Cabinet (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtʃjukə]) was the 132nd government of Romania led by former Romanian Land Forces army general Nicolae Ciucă (PNL; also current PNL president) from 25 November 2021 to 12 June 2023.
Ciucă Cabinet | |
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132nd Cabinet of Romania | |
| Date formed | 25 November 2021 |
| Date dissolved | 12 June 2023 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Klaus Iohannis |
| Prime Minister | Nicolae Ciucă (until 12 June 2023) (PNL)
Cătălin Predoiu (acting, from the 12 June 2023 to 15 June 2023) (PNL) |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | Sorin Grindeanu (PSD) Hunor Kelemen (UDMR) |
| Secretary-General | Marian Neacșu (PSD) |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Total no. of members | 23 |
| Member parties | PSD PNL UDMR |
| Status in legislature | Rotative coalition (majority)
209 / 330 (63%)
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| Opposition parties | USR AUR FD SOS REPER |
| Opposition leaders | Cătălin Drulă (USR) George Simion (AUR) Ludovic Orban (FD) Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă (SOS) Dragoș Pîslaru (REPER) Ramona Strugariu (REPER) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2020 |
| Legislature term(s) | 2020–2024 |
| Predecessor | Cîțu |
| Successor | Ciolacu |
The grand coalition forming the government, consisting of Social Democratic Party (PSD), National Liberal Party (PNL), and Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ), is also referred to as the National Coalition for Romania (Romanian: Coaliția Națională pentru România, CNR).
Since the cabinet's investment, Romania experienced a shift towards authoritarianism and illiberalism. Under Ciucă's premiership, Romania experienced democratic backsliding, with The Economist ranking it last in the European Union in the world terms of democracy, even behind Viktor Orbán's Hungary. During Ciucă's premiership, the freedom of the press in Romania declined, according to World Press Freedom Index (from 75.09 in 2021 to 69.04 in 2023).