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PSD's Dragnea: I'll announce Prime Minister proposal on Wednesday
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea stated that immediately after the consultations with President Iohannis he will announce the name of the person proposed for the Prime Minister office from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) - the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) side and he announced that he will not go to Cotroceni with a list of names, especially not the ones that appeared on television.
"I will announce on Wednesday thins thing. I will make a decision, after I previously consult with the colleagues in the party, and, certainly, with the colleagues in the ALDE, a decision which will take into account my sole desire to put into practice the governance programme which is highly expected. (...) I have seen lists on television, and, as usual in this type of situation, it won't be any of the people who appeared on television, this is what usually happens. But, if they feel good appearing on television, it's their problem. None of them will be my proposition. There are no lists, because I won't go with lists to Cotroceni, we won't go to negotiate, we will be very civilized and we will make a proposal after weighting it well, very well," Dragnea stated on the Romania TV private television station.
When asked when the public opinion will know the PSD-ALDE proposal for the Prime Minister office, Dragnea responded as follows: "When we come out from the consultations, at the press conference." We'll probably be called on Wednesday. Wednesday or Thursday," he added.
The PSD leader stated that he finds it hard to believe that the head of state won't accept the PSD-ALDE proposal, that he "won't accept the popular vote and Romanians' wish to enter as quickly as possible in a period of political stability and economic growth.". "Conflicts don't do any good to anyone," Dragnea argued.
When asked if the future Prime Minister is a party member, Liviu Dragnea avoided to confirm or to infirm it. "I don't answer this type of questions — if he/she is a party member, if the person is man or a woman, if the respective is blond, dark-haired, sincerely I don't answer this type of questions. But, definitely, it's important for that person to be a party member, in order to have responsibility, because, after this experience with the technocrats, I personally won't risk anymore placing Romania between brackets for a year," the PSD leader stated.