It is in this climate of confusion that newly designated Prime Minister Lucian Croitoru - an economist and former IMF representative with no political affiliations - will have to form a new government within 10 days and then hope that parliament approves his cabinet.
That could be a tall order: 65 percent of senators and deputies belong to parties that preferred a different candidate.
Presidential elections scheduled for the end of November could lead to another round of changes in the government.
