The Romanian government led by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila has collapsed following a vote of no-confidence.

Two hundred and thirty eight lawmakers voted in favor of the no-confidence vote, five more than necessary to overthrow Dancila's Social Democrats Party (PSD) that has dominated Romanian politics for the past several years.

Analysts had predicted a close vote with one lawmaker critical of the government arriving at parliament via ambulance to cast his ballot.

"The nightmare that Romania was experiencing for the last three years has ceased. Today, the parliament has dismissed the PSD government that has mocked and fought its own country like no one else in the last 30 years," said Ludovic Orban, leader of the Liberal Party, following the vote.

But for political analysts in Romania, the writing has been on the wall for some time. In May, the PSD suffered a major setback in European elections. Then in August it lost the backing of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) as a junior coalition partner.

Speaking to reporters after the vote, Dancila said she doesn't blame herself for the government's downfall.

"We are leaving with our duty fulfilled, we have managed to accomplish many things from the government program," Dancila said.

During her time as prime minister, the Romanian economy has enjoyed steady growth. The World Bank expects growth to hit 4.2 percent this year and GDP to remain above 3 percent over the following two years.

But the government has been accused by the EU of eroding the country's judicial system and failing to take adequate steps to tackle corruption.

Razvan Lonescu, a political analyst at Recorder.ro, believes the task of tackling these issues and forming a new transitional government will likely fall to the Liberal Party.

"They are the first party now in Romania in the public support but in parliament they have only 15 percent maximum," he told CGTN.

A transitional government could now be tasked with running the country until national elections in December 2020.

But the role of choosing the next prime minister will fall to Romania's president, Klaus Iohannis, a long-time critic of the PSD. This will be a major test for him ahead of presidential elections in November.