Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu asked, on Friday, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, Cătălin Predoiu, to prepare the draft government decision regarding the presidential elections, and next week the governing coalition will decide the date of the first round.
Ciolacu: Photo: Next week we set the date of the presidential elections Photo: NQUAMPhotos OctavGanea
“Qfollowing the decisions taken in the governing coalition, I request Mr. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, Cătălin Predoiu, to prepare the draft government decision regarding the presidential elections“, said Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, at the beginning of the government meeting.
The Prime Minister also stated that: “next week we determine which of the two dates, September 15 or 29, the first round will take place” of the presidential election.
The leaders of the governing coalition, Marcel Ciolacu and Nicolae Ciucă, decided, on Thursday, following the meeting that took place at the Victoria Palace, on two work options regarding the organization of the presidential elections “Round 1: on September 15 or September 29” , according to the political sources consulted by “Adevărul”. The final decision will be made on Tuesday.
This after Wednesday’s meeting of PSD and PNL leaders in Vila Lac did not bring any new results. Neither of the two parties gave in, both firmly maintaining their position regarding the election calendar this year. PNL would have wanted to move the presidential elections to November, even if in March they agreed that the elections be organized in September.
