First PNL Deputy Defects, Refuses to Back Niculescu Government

PNL Deputy Dragoș Ciobotaru, leader of the Vrancea liberal branch, becomes the first PNL parliamentarian to publicly refuse support for the incoming Niculescu government, blaming PSD for the fall of the Bolojan government and demanding PSD form the executive alone. This signals growing intra-coalition fractures and raises uncertainty about the government's parliamentary majority ahead of the investiture vote.