Nicușor Dan, an independent candidate for the presidential elections in May, said about the statement published by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) that it is “the first official public act by which Russia intervenes in support of a candidate in the presidential elections.”
Nicușor Dan Photo Inquam / Ovidiu Dumitru Matiu
“Today the Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has given an official statement in which the Romanian prosecutors are investigating Călin Georgescu. It is the first official public act by which Russia intervenes in support of a candidate in the presidential elections and an extremely important alarm signal for the whole Romanian state, the current heads of our institutions and for the Romanian citizens.”, Wrote on Tuesday, on Facebook, the general mayor of the capital, Nicuşor Dan.
Also, Nicușor Dan also stated that Romania needs a president legitimized by vote and devoted to European values.
“This is how in a few months those who organized the elections and those who manipulated them brought us at a critical moment for our freedom, prosperity and a democratic path.
Romania needs a new breath and a president legitimized by vote, responsible and devoted to European valuesE ”, said Nicuşor Dan.
On Wednesday, Russian secret services issued a statement in which they accused the European Union of “Behind the decision to bring accusations against the Romanian candidate”.
“The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who played an essential role in the recognition of the results of the first tour of the presidential elections in Romania, asked the current authorities in Bucharest to prohibit Georgescu to participate in the second round of May. She warned that if this representative of the “non -systemic forces” will continue her election campaign, the European Union will restrict Romania’s access to European funds”, It is shown in the statement quoted by the Russian press agency TASS.
Last but not least, SVR states that “The European liberal elite is clearly afraid of a “conservative turn” in Europe under Trump’s influence “ and that “Brussels does not save resources in his attempts to implement such a scenario”.
