This might have made giving Shhaideh the necessary security clearances to be the NATO member’s prime minister problematic.
PSD leader Liviu Dragnea had withdrawn his own bid to become prime minister because of a conviction that bars him from office.
On Tuesday after Shhaideh’s rejection, Dragnea said the PSD was considering its options including moving to suspend Iohannis or going to the constitutional court.
“In our opinion the president is determined to set off a political crisis,” Dragnea had warned. “If our conclusion is that it is in the country’s interest to suspend Mr Iohannis, I won’t hesitate.”
However, any attempt by the PSD to remove the head of state would have been problematic because Iohannis was entitled to request a second proposal for premier.
From Agencies, Feature image courtesy reutersmedia
