 He considers his two main achievements while in office to have been an increase in transparency, including the online release of salaries and expenditures for public institutions and financing contracts; and a reduction in bureaucracy that involved the elimination of numerous formalities.Ahead of the 2016 parliamentary election, Cioloș received the endorsement of the National Liberals and of the Save Romania Union, in turn urging voters to back either party.When these parties lost the election, the prime minister expressed his regret; the following month, he was succeeded by Sorin Grindeanu.