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Marcel Ciolacu, elected chair of the Social Democrat Party
Marcel Ciolacu was elected chair of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) following the vote expressed by the 1460 delegations in the 39 regional centers organized as part of the extraordinary congress of the party.
Following the secret vote, with bulletings, Marcel Ciolacu was designated chairman of the PSD with 1310 votes for the motion he filed, while Eugen Teodorovici received 91 votes.
At the same time, 49 null votes were recorded.
The new chair of the PSD, Marcel Ciolacu, will be joined by his future leadership team: Gabriela Firea, Sorin Grindeanu, Paul Stanescu, Mihai Tudose, Olguta Vasilescu, Gabriel Zetea, Radu Moldovan, Daniel Baluta, Vasile Dincu, Doina Fedorovici, Victor Negrescu, Decebal Fagadau, Ionut Pucheanu, Dragos Benea, Claudiu Manda, Titus Corlatean, Laurentiu Nistor.
The Extraordinary Congress of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) also adopted, on Saturday, the amendments and alterations to the statute. 1376 votes for were recorded, 42 against, and one abstention. One of the main amendments to the statute shows that the new name for the National Executive Committee is the National Political Council.
According to the amendments: The National Political Council is formed of the voting members of the National Standing Bureau, the chairs of the county and district organizations, the chair of the Bucharest City organization, the chair of PSD Diaspora organization, the chair of PSD in the Republic of Moldova, the chair of county councils, the mayors of county seat cities, the general mayor of the City of Bucharest, the district mayors, the chair of the Social Democrat Institute for Studies.
Another amendment is that the chair of the National Council is chosen by the congress as part of the leadership team proposed during a motion.
Furthermore, the chair of the National Council will preside over the Council's sessions and will coordinate the activity of departments, forums, leagues, associations formed within the party at the national level.