Romanian Social Democrats seek new dialogue partners within Liberal Party
<p>Romanian Social Democrat leader and prime minister, also running for the presidential seat this autumn, <strong>Marcel Ciolacu</strong>, named Liberal (PNL) regional leader Ilie Bolojan as his preferred would-be prime minister.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Notably, Bolojan is also being circulated as a potential prime minister in case the Liberal leader Nicolae Ciuca wins the presidential elections.</p>

<p>In fact, the elected head of Bihor County Council, Ilie Bolojan, has been frequently circulated as a candidate for the prime minister position – but never nominated. Praised for its infrastructure investments and boasting regional ambitions with a new airport, the county still lacks foreign investments that otherwise abound in the western part of the country.</p>

<p>PM Ciolacu declared, on November 4 in Paris, that a consensus vision is emerging among the party about the preferred Liberal dialogue partner, in the person of Ilie Bolojan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"He is a man who wants to make reforms in Romania, a man who has shown himself to be very applied in terms of the local administration in Bihor, and he is a partner that I would like, from the position of president of Romania," he said, quoted by <a href="https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/politica/ciolacu-il-vede-pe-ilie-bolojan-ca-un-partener-de-dialog-al-psd-daca-ajunge-presedinte-si-pnl-l-ar-vrea-premier-dupa-alegeri-2993961?mc_cid=54ca24687e&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Digi24</a>.</p>

<p>Liberal leader Nicolae Ciuca promised never to sign again a partnership with the Social Democrats.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

<p><em>(Photo source: Gov.ro)</em></p>