Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu stated, on Friday, regarding a possible proposal of Robert Negoiţă for the General City Hall of the Capital, in case of a withdrawal of the candidate of the PSD-PNL alliance, Cătălin Cîrstoiu, that he is a very good candidate for Sector 3 and it was decided to remain a candidate for a new mandate at that City Hall.
Marcel Ciolacu refuses the idea of replacing Cătălin Cîrstoiu with Robert Negoiță at PMB Photo: Archive
“Now, before entering the press conference, I spoke on the phone with Mr. Nicolae Ciucă. Mr. Robert Negoiţă is the common candidate of the alliance for Sector 3 and things will remain that way. Mr. Negoiţă also had a discussion with me, then with Mr. Nicolae Ciucă, while I spoke with Mr. Nicolae Ciucă. Things were not done in secret, there is still very good communication between me and Mr. Nicolae Ciucă“, said Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, when asked if the mayor of sector 3, Robert Negoiţă, could become the candidate of the PSD-PNL alliance for the Capital City Hall, instead of Cătălin Cîrstoiu.
The Prime Minister also said that he is “glad” that Robert Negoiţă: “he saw a possible impasse and offered to be the candidate for the General Mayor's Office”. “After the telephone conversation I had with Mr. Ciucă, we both consider that Mr. Negoiţă is a very good candidate for Sector 3 where, by the way, we have decided this“, reiterated Ciolacu.
The leader of the PSD stated that after the discussion with the president of the liberals, the decision of the social democrats is “very clear, to have a common candidate for the General City Hall”. Asked if he has anyone to propose, Ciolacu replied “Well, forget it, Mr. Robert Negoiță just said that he is a candidate if he wants to be”then added: “I said that after a decision with Mr. Nicolae Ciucă, the best option is for Mr. Robert Negoiță to stay in sector 3.”
Asked if the joint candidate can be a PSD member, Ciolacu answered: “Definitely, both a PNL member and a PSD member. I think the period of independents has set“.
Negoita: I don't refuse anymore
The Mayor of Sector 3, Robert Negoiţă, said on Thursday, on Realitatea Plus, that he will accept to be the candidate for the Capital City Hall from the PSD-PNL coalition if “the party asks for it”, in case the doctor Cătălin Cîrstoiu withdraws his candidacy .
“I can't confirm, only that it is a very important moment. Bucharest is the capital of the country, in the last 4 years Bucharest has suffered a lot from underdevelopment and I think that we must show a great responsibility and we must fight with all our strength for Bucharest. Consequently, yes, even if until now I categorically refused, as long as the party will ask for it and the decision will be made, I will no longer refuse“, said Negoiţă, when asked if he is the replacement of Cătălin Cîrstoiu for the Capital City Hall.
He mentioned that there were several discussions on this topic, including in the alliance.
“I would stop at this news – I am not against it. As long as it is considered that I can be useful, I am present because Bucharest is much too important for all of us. There were discussions including in the alliance, but up to this moment no decision has been taken. I don't know when the decision will be made, there are no decisions for me to make, I just showed my availability“, said Negoiţă, according to Agerpres.
Robert Negoiţă also said that they were presented “some analyzes that did not look very favorable” regarding Cătălin Cîrstoiu, reason why “there were these countless and long, complicated meetings” in the idea of finding the solution for “this issue“.
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu stated, on Friday, that the doctor Cătălin Cîrstoiu, candidate of the PSD-PNL coalition for the Bucharest City Hall (PMB), should have already held a press conference in which he explained the aspects regarding the possible incompatibility issues that were the subject several journalistic investigations. According to the PSD leader, until Cîrstoiu makes those clarifications, the alliance will not be able to move forward with him, but that a decision will be made in three.
