According to media reports, Dragnea made his decision after three nominations he made were rejected both by his own Social Democratic Party (PSD) and its coalition partner, the Liberal Democrats.
Prema izvješćima medija, Dragnea je donio takvu odluku nakon što su tri kandidata koja je predložio odbačena od strane njegove Socijaldemokratske stranke (PSD) i njezina koalicijskog partnera, Liberalnih demokrata.