Government takes road of no return today

The Government is assuming responsibility for the two draft laws on cutting wages and pensions today, while PSD (Social Democratic Party) announced it would introduce not one, but two motions of censure against this move.
This is a delicate situation for the Cabinet, whose concern does not lie with how the opposition will vote, but with how its own MPs will vote.
Yesterday evening the Government summoned the party’s MPs for a meeting at Snagov Palace, which was to be attended not only by Prime Minister Emil Boc, but also by President Traian Basescu.
Before meeting PDL (Democratic Liberal Party) MPs behind the tall fences and well-guarded gates of Snagov Palace, the President unofficially sent them a clear message: if the Government fell as a result of the Parliament rejecting the austerity measures, PDL would have to join the ranks of the opposition.
This would entail the President not appointing a prime minister from PDL if Parliament adopts either of the two motions of censure.
The opposition does not have the necessary votes to overthrow the Government (236 votes are needed, while PNL and PSD together hold 212 votes) and relies on attracting enough votes from parties that support the Government.