Constitutional Court: Prime Minister must suggest another Justice Minister candidate

The endless conflict between president Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu on who should be the next Justice Minister has finally came to an end: the Constitutional Court (CCR) decided that the president has the right to refuse a nomination, therefore PM Tariceanu has to make another suggestion.

The head of state demanded the prime minister to nominate another person for the seat – which represents a critical position in the Romanian government to the continuous European pressure in the anti-graft fight field – arguing that former prosecutor Norica Nicolai, PM’s first choice, has to important flaws in her professional history.