International media described the vote of no-confidence as an attempt to derail reforms, including Macovei's efforts to create the National Integrity Agency, which would examine legislators' accounts. "The Economist" described the motion against Macovei as a by-product of the feud between the Prime Minister and the President. The on-line journal "Southeast Europe Times" noted that Macovei had several public disputes with judges on the Superior Council of Magistrates, most of whom are associated with the opposition Social Democratic Party that supported the motion.