Eugen Tomac, MEP and honorary advisor to President Nicușor Dan, reacted on Tuesday, after Kelemen Hunor, the leader of the UDMR, stated that both would have been banned at one point in Ukraine for their positions regarding the Romanian community.
Tomac told G4Media that it was not “never banned in Ukraine”, directly contradicting Hunor’s claims.
Kelemen Hunor had stated, also on Tuesday, that both he and Tomac would have been declared undesirable in Ukraine for their pro-minority positions:
“Tomac is a well-known political figure. We were both banned in Ukraine at one point, because we supported the rights of Romanians in Ukraine. But the road is long, we haven’t started the discussions. Let’s wait for the first nomination”.
Eugen Tomac specified, for the cited source, that the only ban he had was in Russia, imposed by the Putin regime as a result of his criticism of Moscow’s expansionist policy.
The name of MEP Eugen Tomac, PMP president and honorary adviser to President Nicușor Dan, a role that increases his visibility, is being circulated as a possible option for prime minister in the negotiations for the formation of the future government.
Kelemen Hunor’s claim about Tomac was made in the context of a wider discussion about possible governance formulas. The UDMR leader suggested that there have been no real negotiations yet and that the Union’s participation in a one-colour government is “unlikely”.
At the same time, Hunor warned that a technocratic government could fuel the radical opposition, especially the AUR, just as the PSD has benefited in the past from an executive without solid political support.
