 After Ponta was replaced by Dacian Cioloș, he was dismissed and joined ALDE.In January 2018 he became again Foreign Minister of Romania, this time in Dăncilă Cabinet.After thousands of Romanians living abroad have experienced difficulties in expressing their vote in the 2019 European Parliament election, Meleșcanu has been accused of premeditated abuse and obstruction of their right to vote.