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President Iohannis: I will convene referendum on 26 May
President Klaus Iohannis announce on Thursday that he will convene a referendum on 26 May.
"It's certain. I will convene a referendum on 26 May, because this cannot go on. The PSD [the Social Democratic Party] continues the assault on justice," President Iohannis stated at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.
The President underscored that the PSD "should cease" the "permanent" attacks on justice and this party members should understand "that justice is not at their whim." He also mentioned that justice is a topic of national interest and the citizens "have the sovereign right to decide whether they want or not to let corruption become a state policy."
"There are some extremely simple principles in any rule of law and in any democracy, there are values which the people have gone out on the street for in December 1989 and over the past two years, too. It's obvious that the PSD tries to ignore these truths. But I give them a news. They cannot do it anymore. Justice is a matter of national interest and the citizens have the sovereign right to decide whether or not to let corruption become a state policy. It is my attribute as president to urge the people to express their will on issues of national interest through referendum on 26 May. We have to let the citizens decide, because these PSD dilettante perverted the significance of the vote they received and are trying to hijack the Romanian state, making laws in their own interest. In these circumstances, I draw attention that the issuance of an emergency ordinance in this matter is illegitimate, prior to the citizens' will be expresses at the referendum," Iohannis stated.