But Nastase did not resign from his post as head of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of parliament, as urged by Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu, who heads Romania's National Liberal Party (PNL).
Međutim, Nastase nije podneo ostavku na funkciju predsednika Predstavničkog doma, donjeg doma parlamenta, kao što je tražio premijer Kalin Popesku Taričeanu, lider rumunske Nacionalno liberalne stranke (PNL).