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President Klaus Iohannis had a first reaction after Sunday’s parliamentary elections. In a press release at the Cotroceni Palace, the president said he would convene political parties in a few days for consultations to form a new government. The president says that the PSD will stay out of the political decision and speaks of a center-right government.
Statement from President Klaus Iohannis:
“Thank you to those who voted. I guarantee that every vote will be counted and every vote counts.
At the same time, we must be very honest. The vote was reduced. It is very clear that there are many Romanians who have not received enough information about these elections, or are simply unhappy with me, the parties, the entire political class or certain measures that have been taken.
I see these things and it is important that politicians see these things.
These reasons need to be clarified and I am very determined that in the next period, together with the government that will be formed, we will analyze these issues.
The result of the elections shows that there is no clear winner. And if we look at the provisional results, we see that PNL in 2016 had obtained 20%, now it has obtained 25%, an increase. USR together with PLUS obtained 8% in 2016, now they have increased to 15%. The PSD, which had obtained 45%, was drastically reduced to 29%.
It is clear, if we collect these results, that the center-right, center-right parties obtained more than 50% of the validly cast votes.
I can tell you that that was my goal and that is why I had to express myself a little more in public in recent weeks.
In this way, the PSD can stay out of the political decision.
Now what’s next? A center-right coalition is rapidly crystallizing that may propose a coalition government.
In just a few days I will convene consultations with the parties that will meet in the new Parliament.
The new government that will be formed will manage the necessary measures in the pandemic, will urgently present long-awaited and often delayed reform measures, will manage the vaccination campaign and will undoubtedly present a draft budget for 2021 in the shortest possible time, “said Klaus. Iohannis.
Editing: Robert Kiss
