Catalin Predoiu

President insists PM should resign, confirms choice of successor

President Klaus Iohannis says the best way to put an end to the current political scandal in Romania is the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, and stands by his first option for a replacement.

The President closed a busy day in politics with an interview to the state television on Friday.

Liberal Party approves governing programme, leaders pledge unity

The National Council of the National Liberal Party (PNL, the main Opposition party) has approved by unanimous vote the party's governing programme for 2015-2020, as presented by the prime vice chair Catalin Predoiu.

Catalin Predoiu, Vice Prime Chair of the National Liberal Party
Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES PHOTO

PM Ponta: Partial success in jailing former president Basescu, former minister Udrea

Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the head of the Social Democrat Party (PSD) reviewed on Monday the achievements of his governing over the past three years since the USL (Social Liberal Union, PSD's alliance with the National Liberal Party PNL) toppled the Democrat Liberal Party (PDL) government led by then PM Mihai Razvan Ungureanu.

Gorghiu: Those who support PNL's project should join us to generate majority changing the government

The National Liberal Party (PNL) invites all those who want to support the Liberals' governance programme, launched to public debate on Saturday, to join this project for generating a parliamentary majority to change the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Government, PNL co-chair Alina Gorghiu said.

Photo credit: (c) Simion MECHNO / AGERPRES PHOTO

Blaga: State budget law created huge discrepancies among counties

Democratic Liberal Party (PDL; merged with the National Liberal Party - PNL to form new PNL) chairman, Vasile Blaga, has stated, on Friday, at the end of PDL's National Steering College meeting, that the state budget law for this year created "huge discrepancies among counties".

Photo credit: (c) Grigore POPESCU / AGERPRES PHOTO

President Iohannis opens consultations with parliamentary parties with Social Democrats, Liberals to follow

Consultations between President Klaus Iohannis and the parliamentary parties on the legislative priorities opened on Wednesday at the Cotroceni Palace with the delegation of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD). The National Liberal Party (PNL, main Opposition force, the former affiliation of the President) was scheduled next.

Photo credit: (c) ALEX MICSIK / AGERPRES FLOW

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