On 15 May, he was designated Prime Minister by the President Nicolae Timofti and invited to form a government. Negotiations continued until 29 May 2013, when the Pro-European Coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party and a break-away faction from the Liberal Party the Liberal Reformist Party, was agreed upon. The new government received the support of the Parliament with 58 votes on 30 May and was sworn-in on 31 May.