The cabinet under the leadership of Grindeanu was supported by the votes of 295 deputies and senators, while 133 lawmakers voted "against," Romanian media company Mediafax reported.
The coalition of left-wing Social Democrat Party (PSD) and center-right Liberal Democratic Alliance (ALDE) required 234 votes to win the confidence vote.
The majority of the ministers in the new government are from the SDP, while the ALDE will hold four seats.
Grindeanu's government will include Deputy Prime Minister Sevil Shhaideh, whose candidacy for the post of prime minister was previously rejected by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, and Deputy Prime Minister Daniel Constantin, who is ALDE's co-chairman.
On December 11, 2016, parliamentary elections took place in Romania. A total of 44 percent of the voters supported Romania's Social Democratic Party in the elections to both houses of the parliament, while only about 20 percent of the Romanian voters supported the National Liberal Party (PNL), which came second in the race.
In addition to the two above-mentioned parties, four other political movements are represented in the parliament, namely the Save Romania Union (USR), the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), the ALDE and the PMP.
