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PSD Congress/ Viorica Dancila - new executive chair of Social Democratic Party
4,000 social-democrat delegates have gathered to the Palace Hall (Sala Palatului) on Saturday to the Extraordinary PSD Congress to elect a new leadership – executive chairman, deputy chairmen, secretary general – except for the position of Chairman, which remains for Liviu Dragnea.
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila is the new PSD executive chair, the extraordinary Congress of PSD has decided on Saturday.
For this position three candidates have initially joined the race: PM Viorica Dancila, Nicolae Banicioiu and Ecaterina Andronescu . However, Banicioiu and Andronescu have withdrawn from the race, blaming the congress procedures and that they haven’t been allowed to deliver speeches before the voting started.
When called to the desk to have her speech, Ecaterina Andronescu did not turn up, instead Mircea Rizoiu addressed a tough speech to the congress.
“We decided to leave, because the way the procedures were designed and the fact that I am on the 20th position and the votes have already been casted. It would be absolutely useless. We decided to retire, life goes on,” Ecaterina Andronescu told the reporters at Congress.
In his turn, Nicolae B?nicioiu said he wanted to give in to let Andronescu run against Viorica Dancila, and this announcement was made in front of the delegates, but he was not allowed to. He also stressed that there were problems with the voting.
Viorica Dancila, their counter-candidate, asked about the accusations from the other two contenders they were not allowed to hold their speeches, said they would have their turn.
“I addressed the audience as Prime Minister and chairman of the women’s organisation. The other colleagues will have their say, too. The election does not depend on me, it depends on the confidence they have from the colleagues,” Dancila said.
Marian Neacsu has been elected secretary general of the PSD.
The extraordinary Congress has validated vice-chairs by development regions:
* North-East Region (counties of Bacau, Botosani, Vaslui, Iasi, Neamt, Suceava): Doina Fedorovici (PSD Botosani) and Gabriel Vlase (PSD Bacau)
* South East Region (Braila, Buzau, Constanta, Galati, Vrancea, Tulcea): Mirela Furtuna (PSD Tulcea) and Marian Oprisan (PSD Vrancea)
* South Region (Arges, Calarasi, Dambovita, Giurgiu, Ialomita, Prahova, Teleorman): Carmen Dan - PSD Teleorman (on the seats allocated to women) and Adrian Tutuianu - PSD Dambovita
* The South-West Region (Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinti, Olt, Valcea): Lia Olgu?a Vasilescu (PSD Dolj) and Paul Stanescu (PSD Olt)
* West Region (Arad, Caras Severin, Hunedoara, Timis): Natalia Intotero (PSD Hunedoara) and Mihai Fifor (PSD Arad)
* The Northwest Region (Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Cluj, Maramures, Satu Mare, Salaj): Doina Pana (PSD Bistrita-Nasaud) and Gabriel Zetea (PSD Maramures)
* Central Region (Alba, Brasov, Covasna, Harghita, Mures, Sibiu): Roxana Minzatu (PSD Brasov) and Bogdan Trif (PSD Sibiu)
* Bucharest - Ilfov Region: Gabriela Firea (on the places allocated to women) and Robert Negoita - PSD Sector 3 (in the place assigned to men).