Ponta III | |
|---|---|
 123rd Cabinet of Romania | |
 Victor Ponta (left) and Jose Manuel Barroso (right) | |
| Date formed | 5 March 2014 |
| Date dissolved | 17 December 2014 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Traian Băsescu |
| Head of government | Victor Ponta |
| Member parties | PSD, UNPR, PC, PLR, UDMR |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition parties | PNL, PMP, PNȚCD |
| Opposition leaders | Klaus Iohannis, Elena Udrea, Aurelian Pavelescu |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 2012–2016 |
| Predecessor | Ponta II |
| Successor | Ponta IV[1] |
The Third Ponta Cabinet was the executive of Romania from 5 March to 13 December 2014. It was established after one day before it received the vote of confidence from the country's Parliament.[2] The Third Ponta Cabinet is supported by PSD–UNPR–PC Alliance and an unregistered party (PLR) led by Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu. In December 2014, UDMR voted the egress from the government, invoking the result of the presidential election, inasmuch as Klaus Iohannis, PSD counter candidate, was voted by more than 70% of the electorate in the ethnic Hungarian counties.
- ^ M.Z. (25 November 2014). "Ponta îşi remaniază Guvernul. Radu Tudor: Desfiinţaţi funcţiile astea de vicepremier! Sunt inutile!". Antena 3 (in Romanian).
- ^ "Guvernul Ponta 3 a fost votat de Parlament. Reacția premierului după ce Crin Antonescu și-a dat demisia". Știrile PRO TV. 4 March 2014.