The political crisis will be resolved “rather quickly”, says Nicușor Dan. It excludes a risk for Romania, but also the anticipated option
President Nicușor Dan reiterated on Tuesday that the current political crisis in Bucharest “will be resolved in a pro-Western direction” and ruled out the possibility of early elections, citing the constitutional difficulties of such a scenario.
Asked if there is a risk that Romania will reach early elections in the context of the political deadlock, the head of state said that he does not see this option as a realistic one. He reiterated that he does not see any risk of Romania moving away from the pro-Western direction.
“Regarding our internal political crisis, it will be resolved in a pro-Western direction and in a time frame that I appreciate quite quickly. There is no risk that Romania deviates from this pro-Western direction”, declared Nicușor Dan.
“The Romanian constitution is quite complicated in the scenario of early elections. We did not have early elections after 1989, and that is why we exclude this scenario,” he continued.
The statements were made at the Cotroceni Palace, where Nicușor Dan received the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, before the Bucharest 9 Summit that will take place on Wednesday. The two leaders held joint press statements.
President Nicușor Dan said earlier on Tuesday that he will not make a nomination for the position of prime minister before ensuring that there is a parliamentary majority to vote for the investiture of the Government.
He emphasized that at the consultations in Cotroceni he will ask all the parties to say if they have a majority.
“The request I will have with all the party delegations with whom we will meet, for any of the government proposals, my question will be whether or not they have negotiated a majority,” Nicușor Dan emphasized.
