After he appointed first a second-tier politician to form a government of technocrats, then a third-tier politician to take over one of the country’s oldest political parties – both candidates designed as interfaces for a Social Democrat government – Romanian President Nicusor Dan gave in on June 23 and delegated to the parliamentary parties the mission of identifying a parliamentary majority to support the short–term key national priorities. At the outset of the political crisis some 45 days ago, President Dan announced that such a consensus on the key national priorities existed – and President Dan mentioned it as grounds for the new political construction – but further developments seriously challenged this statement. "Today, I held consultations with the parliamentary parties and groups to identify a solution to unblock the political crisis we are in.