Which liberals voted against Ilie Bolojan's proposal to dismiss 10 heads of branches. Hubert Thuma: “They cannot be accused of being the “bad PeSeDists from the PNL””
Hubert Thuma / Photo: Inquam Photos / George Călin
The President of the Ilfov County Council, Hubert Thuma, claimed on Tuesday that he voted against the dismissal of the leaders of some organizations because he wanted “a fair discussion” within the party, not because he is “the worst PSD-ist in the PNL”.
Thuma commented on the vote from the PNL leadership meeting, which took place on Monday evening, in a post on his Facebook page.
“For some time now, the idea has been credited that people from PNL who have PSD in their hearts have allied themselves against Mr. Bolojan. In other words, that we would have sold out. That “the bad PeSeDists from PNL” would have voted yesterday against the replacement of the leaders of some sector organizations in Bucharest and in the country,” wrote the liberal.
Three of those who opposed the dismissal of the heads of some PNL branches were the presidents of the county councils in Brașov, Giurgiu and Ilfov. In Brașov, out of 58 mayors, 30 are PNL mayors, to which is added the municipality of Brașov. In Giurgiu, out of 54 mayors, 43 are liberals, to which is added the municipality of Giurgiu. In Ilfov, out of 40 mayors, 32 are liberals, detailed the president of the Ilfov County Council.
“So, if we are to analyze “for good and for value”, we will have the image that, however, the proposal of Mr. President was rejected by people with very good electoral results, who cannot be accused of being “the bad PeSEDists of the PNL”, he also wrote.
Hubert Thuma justified the vote “against” by the fact that he wants “a fair and constructive discussion, a serious analysis from which it will be clear where we need to make changes and for what reasons”.
Ilie Bolojan's proposal, rejected by PNL
In Monday night's meeting of the liberals, PNL president Ilie Bolojan failed to dismiss the heads of the 10 branches in the country with the worst results in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
After the vote, the result was as follows: 35 votes for, 6 votes against and 9 abstentions. Ilie Bolojan lacked two votes from the 37 needed to dismiss the heads of the branches that obtained the worst results in the elections.
Behind the scenes of the meeting in which Bolojan lost the vote inside the party. How the “10 in one shot” plan of the PNL president failed
The fight between Thuma and Bolojan, in Parliament
On Monday, in Parliament, before the meeting at Vila Lac, Ilie Bolojan won an internal battle in Parliament against the Thuma camp of the PNL.
Gabriel Andronache was appointed the leader of the PNL group in the Chamber of Deputies and Patricia Moș secretary. The two practically kept their positions after people close to the Thuma wing of the PNL also applied for these positions.
Gabriel Andronache prevailed in the race for the head of the group at the Chamber of Deputies with 29 votes in favor, while Ciprian Dobre (the candidate from the Thuma wing) obtained 22 votes, according to HotNews sources from the meeting.
For the position of secretary, however, the fight was much tighter. Patricia Moș received 27 votes, and Alexandru Popa (the candidate from the Thuma wing) received 24 votes, according to the same political sources.
