The Social
\nDemocratic Party (PSD), Romania’s largest opposition party, which boasts the
\nhighest number of Parliament seats on Saturday had its leadership elected during
\na special congress for the first time staged online in compliance with the
\nmeasures aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
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After
\na nine-month interim mandate, Marcel Ciolacu became full-fledged president
\nafter having got 1,310 votes, a landslide victory against his opponent, the
\nformer Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici, who only mustered 91. Ciolacu took
\nover the PSD presidency from Viorica Dancila after the latter had stepped down
\namid mounting pressure inside the party following the lackluster results she
\nobtained in the last autumn’s presidential election, when the country’s then
\npresident Klaus Iohannis secured a second term in office. <\/p>\n
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The
\nteam led by Ciolacu also includes Bucharest’s incumbent mayor Gabriela Firea, secretary
\ngeneral Paul Stanescu, president of the National Council Vasile Dancu and 12
\nother vice-presidents, 4 in charge of various domains and 8 in charge of regions.
\nAccording to the new leadership, selection and promotion inside the party and
\nin public political positions will be done on criteria of professional
\nexpertise and competences. The new PSD president says he wants to be the leader
\nof a party, which has completely broken with the past and is focused on solving
\nthe problems of the Romanians. <\/p>\n
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Marcel Ciolacu: Nowadays we must have a complete break with the past. Justice must
\nbe done in courts, neither by parties and presidential administration nor by
\ntelevision. The justice reform must be done by magistrates, the Higher Council
\nof Magistracy, by professional associations. I am telling this in all
\nresponsibility: during my mandate, the Social Democratic Party will be strictly
\nfocusing on the agenda of the Romanians. <\/p>\n
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Romania needs a strong left, it needs security,
\nreconstruction and a better standard of living and the PSD must leave behind
\nformer habits and modernize itself, Marcel Ciolacu added. <\/p>\n
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Marcel
\nCiolacu: The vote today has been
\ngiven to a PSD team. I want us to have a completely different approach inside
\nthe party, but more outside the party, towards the Romanians. To be
\nresponsible, believe in ourselves, support each other as a team and not spread
\ndistrust among team mates. <\/p>\n
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The PSD objective in the September 27th
\nelection is to remain Romania’s largest political party, Ciolacu went on to
\nsay, adding that unless the party fares well in the upcoming election, he will
\nbe the one to suffer the political consequences. <\/p>\n
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