Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc survived a no-confidence vote in parliament for the second time in four months as his coalition government maintained unity amid street protests against austerity measures, the Bloomeberg announced.

Opposition lawmakers fell short of the majority needed in the 470-seat with only 220 deputies casting ballots, Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana said.

The motion was filed by the Social Democrats and Liberals to derail Boc’s plan to cut public wages and increase taxes to meet budget-deficit targets set by lenders as a condition for a 20 billion-euro (USD 28 billion) bailout.The parties said the moves delayed a recovery from a recession.

About 30,000 state workers took to the streets in Bucharest today to protest against the public pay cuts and government plans to fire about 74,000 people this year. They demanded a reversal of the measures and Boc’s resignation while trying to pressure coalition lawmakers to vote for the motion.

“Romania is at a crossroads today: we either go ahead with the reforms and pull Romania out of a crisis or we give in to populism and compromise the country’s chances to exit the recession and return to growth in 2011,” Boc told parliament before the vote. “I understand the discontent and hardship, but our responsible policy is the right and sustainable path.”