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PSD President Marcel Ciolacu said Thursday that “a legitimate Parliament” cannot be discussed when there are more than 4,000 SARS-CoV-2 infections a day, because people do not come to the polls, Agerpres writes.
“I will respect the current legislation and the decisions of the Constitutional Court that I do not dispute, I execute. (…) Do not ask the Opposition to decide what happens with the elections. We live in a normal democracy and in a European state. the organization of the elections, the responsibility for all these elections, belongs to the Government and more recently to the President of Romania who wants these elections. What I have learned from the President’s speech is that he wants a legitimate Parliament. of a legitimate Parliament. When you have more than 4,000 infections, because the world does not come to vote. The legitimate parliament is when it is elected by a large majority of Romanians. I hope from the President and the Government solutions and above all explanations for such a disastrous management of the pandemic “. said Ciolacu, at PSD headquarters, when asked what the party he leads will do in relation to setting the date for parliamentary elections.
Ciolacu: I think it is no longer normal for Romania to prioritize parliamentary elections
The PSD leader said that he agrees with the proposal of the UDMR president, Kelemen Hunor, to organize consultations in the Cotroceni Palace to reach a consensus on the date of the elections.
“These consultations had to be made by the Romanian president, not the PNL president, for a long time, and not only in terms of elections, but also in terms of managing pandemics and economic crisis. In fact, this is the role of the president. Romanian according to the Constitution, not my opinion. (…) There is a big difference now between PSD and PNL and the President of Romania. (…) Do not expect PSD to make a political decision depending on how it suits the party. ( …) I don’t think it’s normal for Romania to prioritize parliamentary elections. That was my statement and I stand by it. At 4,000 cases a day, I don’t think it’s necessary. Elections, “Ciolacu mentioned.
Publisher: Liviu Cojan
