Nicușor Dan, interview at CNN: “George Simion said he is pro-trump, but not much” / he confirmed that he believes that Europe has to develop its armies
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The president of Nicușor Dan told CNN that the elections in Romania showed, first of all, the frustration of the population that lost confidence in the state institutions. Dan also said that the conservative position assumed by George Simion was just to mask a pro-Russian speech, recalling that the Trump administration did not give a message to support the gold candidate.
Invited to comment on his victory over a pro-Trump candidate, Nicușor Dan replied: “George Simion said he is pro-trump, but it is not. We have a contradiction between progressives and conservatives, but not as strong as in the US. Mr. Simion said he is the only conservative in Romania, which is not true.
“There was no support of the Trump administration,” Nicușor Dan added.
He also mentioned the common letter of former American ambassadors in Bucharest since 1994 in which they mentioned that Romania had to choose between the US and Putin. “I had a letter of seven former US ambassadors who said that Romania had to choose between the US and Russia. Mr. Simion had the same speech as Russia,” said Nicușor Dan.
The president said that on Wednesday he will meet with representatives of the US Embassy in Bucharest, and the meeting is continuing the already existing strategic partnership between Washington and Bucharest.
Asked if Simion's defeat shows that Europeans are hesitant to support the extreme-right parties, Nicușor Dan said that, at least in the case of Romania, the ascension of extremism has been caused by how politics was made over the last 35 years and corruption.
“It is rather a social problem than an ideological one. It is about regaining the confidence of the population in the state institutions,” believes the president elected.
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Regarding the EU's defense policy, Nicușor Dan said that the countries on the old continent must ensure their security alone. “Europe has to take its security in its own hands, and Romania must be part of this,” said the president.
Invited to comment that countries in the Western EU must contribute more to the security of the continent than countries closer to Russia, Dan replied: “I am very pleased that European leaders understand the danger that Russia represents for all Europe. In all discussions, European countries have agreed, with very few exceptions, that it must contribute to the security.”
