Dacian Ciolos

Former premier Dacian Ciolos, who opens the list for the EP election on behalf of the Alliance 2020 USR - PLUS (Save Romania Union - Party of Liberty, Unity and Solidarity) on Sunday in southeastern Constanta asserted that regardless of what happens by 2020, he will run for the Parliament of Romania, too, because says he his project lies in Romania.

Bucharest, Mar 9 /Agerpres/ - The judges with the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) voted in favour of the USR PLUS 2020 Alliance, announced, on Friday, the chairman of the Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS), Dacian Ciolos, on his facebook page. "Now you have who to vote with! The 2020 Alliance goes to the EP elections!

Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dan Barna said on Sunday evening, at a protest rally in Victoriei Square, that the Emergency Ordinance 7/2019 "attacks" justice, adding that the protests might cause its withdrawal, as it happened with the Emergency Ordinance 13 in 2017. "At this moment Romania is massively assaulted by Ordinance 7.

Romanians took to the streets in several cities across the country on Sunday evening to protest against new justice decrees passed by the Social Democrat-led government that they say undermine several anti-corruption institutions.

Former Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos on Saturday was elected president of the Liberty, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS) at the National Convention of this political entity, with 99.17 per cent of the votes cast "in favour" and 7 "against."

There were also 6 abstentions.

The total number of delegations who voted was 1,557.

Ciolos was the single candidate.

Former Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu states in a Facebook post that the government he led adopted the bill on the compensatory remedy exactly in the form initiated by Raluca Pruna, Minister of Justice in the Ciolos government.

President Klaus Iohannis told an informal meeting with journalists on Friday that he has the first chance in the presidential elections and a candidacy of former prime minister Dacian Ciolos won't create any problems.

Former Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos on Saturday announced in Cluj that he and his supporters registered a new political party, the Liberty, Unity and Solidarity Party (PLUS), which will replace the Romania Together Movement (Miscarea Romania Impreuna).

The National Liberal Party (PNL the Opposition, ed.n.) finds itself within the old political class sphere and obstinately refuses to reform itself, says the founding president of the Romania Together Movement, Dacian Ciolos, who says that the Liberals refuse to join the formation he is part of "in a profound reformation project of the Romanian society, with emphasis on welfare."

The founding chairman of Romania Together Movement, Dacian Ciolos, stated on Tuesday, in northeastern Iasi, that he is not afraid to enter the race for Romania's presidency, mentioning he will only run should he considers that he is thus helping the opposition.