On je bio glavni protivnik prijedloga za izglasavanje nepovjerenja, tvrdeći da bi on dao Basescuu mogućnost ili da imenuje premijera po svom ukusu ili da organizira prijevremene izbore koji ne bi bili u prilog Socijaldemokratima.
He was the main opponent of the no-confidence motion, arguing that it would give Basescu the opportunity either to appoint a prime minister to his liking, or organise early elections that would not favour the Social Democrats.