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The Luca Niculescu government was sworn in on Tuesday by the joint plenary of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. There were 280 parliamentarians who voted for the inauguration of the cabinet of ministers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies convened on Tuesday in a joint session to vote on the investiture of the Government proposed by the designated Prime Minister Luca Niculescu.<\/p>\n\n

The proceedings were led by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, the Social Democrat Sorin Grindeanu. 323 out of a total of 464 parliamentarians registered their presence, writes Agerpres<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

In order for the Government to pass the Legislative vote, at least 233 “for” votes were needed out of a total of 464. The vote was cast secretly, by ballot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Luca Niculescu government was sworn in on Tuesday by the joint plenary of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. There were 280 parliamentarians who voted for the inauguration of the cabinet of ministers. 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