Elena Lasconi claims that she was pressed by the leaders of the coalition to accept a name at the SRI chief, before the second round of the presidentials: “I refused”

The presidential USR candidate Elena Lasconi said on Wednesday night, at the debate organized by Antena 3 CNN in Parliament, that there were pressure on her, between the two elections of last year, she will agree that, if she becomes President of Romania, she will name “a certain head of the SRI”.

She said that the discussion had with leaders of the parties in government and that she refused to accept this plan, writes news.ro.

“There are many pressures that have been done to me, I will talk about many more. I made an important decision, it was a decision of president when I was not president. The fact that I am not president is due to the fact that I have a spine and I have character. I had a discussion with the leaders of the parties, No one … It was after the first round and to make a promise, “said Elena Lasconi, at Antena 3 CNN.

“If that proposal had made the presidential elections again?”, An Antena 3 CNN journalist asked in the debate.

“I was not told this, but it went there … There are serious things that are happening in this country. They are ugly things. I don't give you a name,” Lasconi replied.

Asked if he has witnesses, Lasconi replied: “Yes. There were three people at this discussion.” “I want the services to be competent and professional people,” added Elena Lasconi.