The Social Democratic Party announced Thursday it is prepared to meet designated Prime Minister Eugen Tomac but will decide on support only after internal analysis of his proposals for government program and cabinet composition.

Sorin Grindeanu, PSD interim president, said the party wants clarity on the political and administrative direction of the proposed executive before committing to a parliamentary majority.

"Partidul Social Democrat este deschis să discute cu prim-ministrul desemnat Eugen Tomac în vederea coagulării unei majorități parlamentare," Grindeanu said in a statement posted on Facebook Thursday evening.

The announcement came hours after President Nicușor Dan designated Tomac, a former leader of the People's Movement Party and current Member of the European Parliament, to form a government following weeks of political deadlock.

Grindeanu said PSD will seek detailed consultations with Tomac on two fronts: the governance program and the composition of the ministerial team. "PSD dorește să știe care este viziunea prim-ministrului desemnat atât despre programul de guvernare al viitoarei sale echipe executive, cât și componența acestei echipe," he said.

The party leadership will then subject the results of those consultations to internal discussion before reaching a decision, Grindeanu added. "Ulterior, conducerea PSD va supune discuției interne concluziile acestor consultări cu prim-ministrul desemnat," he said.

Grindeanu framed the decision as urgent. "România și românii au nevoie, cât mai rapid, de un Guvern!" he wrote.

PSD outlined three conditions for supporting a new government: resuming investments and economic stimulus to recover lost jobs, protecting Romanians with low and medium incomes, and supporting Romanian small and medium enterprises, according to Grindeanu's statement.

Tomac has said he intends to form a technical government composed of specialists rather than party figures. The designation marked a departure from the president's earlier attempts to broker a coalition among the parties that held power before the government collapsed.

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The Hungarian Democratic Union, a junior partner in the previous coalition, has not committed to supporting Tomac's cabinet. Csoma Botond, UDMR deputy leader, told reporters the party would have preferred to rebuild the former coalition. "We would have preferred, as we have said several times, to rebuild the former coalition. This was not possible, and we ended up with this option," Botond said.

Botond expressed reservations about the president's decision but did not rule out eventual support, saying the party would assess Tomac's proposals.

The National Liberal Party criticized the designation. Alexandru Muraru, PNL vice-president, said the move benefits PSD and the Alliance for the Union of Romanians. Muraru questioned the legitimacy of a technocrat government led by a politician, according to press reports.

Tomac led the People's Movement Party until 2021 and has served as an MEP since 2019. He has not held executive office at national level.

The political crisis began when the previous coalition fractured over budget disputes and personnel appointments, leaving Romania without a functioning government for several weeks. President Dan held multiple rounds of consultations with parliamentary parties before designating Tomac.

PSD, the largest party in parliament with 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 48 in the Senate, holds effective veto power over any government formation. A parliamentary majority requires at least 234 votes in the combined chambers.

Grindeanu assumed the role of PSD interim president following the resignation of the previous party leader in March. He has served as transport minister and briefly as prime minister in 2017.

Tomac has not publicly detailed his proposed government program or ministerial appointments. He is expected to present his cabinet to parliament for a confidence vote within ten days of his designation, per constitutional requirements.

The president's office has not commented on the timeline for government formation or on PSD's conditions for support.