As many as 448 parliamentarians out of 471 were present at the debate.
After the vote, the prime-minister Emil Boc declared that the government was dismissed for the elimination of priviledges.
The president of the Liberal Party, Crin Antonescu said that the vote from the Parliament is a victory of the democratic principles and of his party.
Mircea Geoană, the president of the social-democrat party, said that government Boc lost the confidence of the Parliament. Geoană said that his party wants a new government made of professionals.