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Iohannis: Parliamentary majority lacking any legitimacy votes populist measures that have no economic support
President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday criticized the fact that the parliamentary majority voted several measures to the decree on extending the state of emergency.
"Change will be however impossible, unfortunately, for those politicians who even in these dramatic days are thinking only about their electoral benefits and, having destroyed in the last years Romania's budget, are now making proposals that are not only wrong, but simply burden a country that they have left exposed and vulnerable. And we cannot jeopardize Romania's future because a parliamentary majority lacking any legitimacy is voting today populist measures that have no economic support. It is completely immoral to put on the shoulders of the young generation tomorrow's bill with aberrant measures promoted by some irresponsible people," the president said in a statement made at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.
The crisis caused by the new coronavirus has given "painful lessons" about the need to strengthen the state, especially the healthcare system, President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday.
"This crisis has given us painful lessons, which must be learned, about the need to strengthen the state, about the pressing need to restructure public services, to eliminate clientelism, and to support the areas that form the basis of a functional state, truly at the service of the citizen, in order to be able to progress and recover from the serious damage caused by the epidemic. Resetting Romania is now more necessary and urgent than ever," said the president at the Cotroceni presidential Palace.
He stressed that the healthcare system is the first, but not the only one that needs a "deep" realignment. "We see now how many shortcomings had to be covered in an extremely short time. Only through sustained effort and maximum mobilization have we been able to adapt quickly and take all measures to keep this epidemic under control. Otherwise, the number of victims in Romania would have been much higher today. I assure you that this effort to correct the errors inherited from the old governments will continue even faster after we overcome these moments of crisis, because it is essential for Romania to become a country that provides its citizens all the conditions for a decent and safe life," said Iohannis.
În his opinion, no person that committed "irregularities" in this period should think they're safe, believing they'll evade the rigors of the law.
"There are many local authorities led by worthy people, regardless of the political party they come from. There are people of good faith, who left the partisan interest aside, people who are collaborating openly with the civil society, with the economic millieu, in order to find the best solutions at the level of the communities they live in. But, unfortunately, we have negative examples. I trust that the competent authorities will remain vigilant and will analyze each notice and each irregularity. None of those who, in this difficult period, committed irregularities should think they're safe, believing they'll escape the long arm of the law," said the president, at the Cotroceni Palace.