Ciolacu met with Trump's emissary for elections. “Romania is a confidence friend and ally of the US”
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu met on Saturday, May 3, with the vice -president of the Federal Commission in the United States, James Edwin “Trey” Trainor III.
James Edwin “Trey” Trainor III and Marcel Ciolacu/PHOTO: Facebook
During the meeting, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu pointed out that the duties of the Government regarding the electoral process are exclusively of logistical components of organization, and through the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prevent incidents on the day of the vote, to ensure the guard of the ballots and the technical training of the people from the polling stations, the executive shows.
“The government has nothing to do with the way in which the popular vote is expressed, but it is strictly involved in issues of organization, both in the country and in the Romanian communities in the diaspora ”, said Prime Minister Ciolacu.
Also, Prime Minister Ciolacu stressed that he was vehemently opposed to any initiatives to limit, censure or close various social platforms during the election campaign. “Freedom of expression is a basic principle from which we cannot abdicate in democracy ”pointed out Prime Minister Ciolacu.
For his part, the American official appreciated the opening of the Romanian authorities for dialogue and transparency manifested by all the institutions involved in organizing the electoral process, respectively the Permanent Electoral Authority and the Central Electoral Bureau, says the Government.
“Romania is a confidence friend and ally of the United States of America. We will work together for Romanians to trust that the electoral process is correct and democratic. Romania is a strong democracy because it has the means to fight against manipulations that want to destroy its democratic fiber.”said the vice -president of the Federal Commission for elections in the United States, James Edwin “Trey” Trainor III.
Also on Saturday, Crin Antonescu discussed for an hour and a half with James E. Trainor, the vice -president of the Federal Commission for elections, sent by the Trump Administration for observing the elections in Romania, according to sources “Adevărul”.
