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President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that the parliamentary elections scheduled for December 6, 2020 should be held. “How long could we postpone the elections?” Said the head of state.
“Democracy does not work without elections. I said these things before local elections and advocated for their organization. We all saw that it worked reasonably well, there were no epidemiological incidents. However, it is clear that if the number of cases increases, the electoral campaign will take place under more special conditions than in local elections. But elections must take place, we cannot continue without a full-fledged Parliament. This Parliament is one that expires on December 20, as the Constitution says. After that, though stay, you no longer have full powers, you can no longer give organic laws, “said Klaus Iohannis, at the press conference at the Cotroceni Palace.
“How long could we postpone the elections? The constitution tells us a maximum of three months and then we come to the end of winter. I don’t think anyone imagines that the epidemiological situation in three months will be much better in winter towards spring, compared to the December 6. Although we admit it, the conditions are special, we are in a pandemic, unfortunately we have many sick people, we have to find a way to campaign, more online than physically, more on television, radio than physically and going to the polls The act of voting itself is no more dangerous than chasing bread. You see, in the local elections the organization was good, there were different entry and exit circuits, it was disinfected, the temperature was measured, so things were well controlled and this will be the case on December 6 in the parliamentary elections, ”added the head of state.
