AUR leader calls for boycott of Vaslui factory that refused Călin Georgescu visit

A local AUR leader in Vaslui called for a personal boycott of a Romanian furniture factory after it refused a visit by Călin Georgescu. Constantin Nicolae, an AUR councillor in Murgeni and leader of the party’s local organization, announced on Facebook that he would no longer buy products from Marcomovas.

“You chose to refuse the visit. I choose not to buy anymore,” Nicolae wrote. He said the company had the right to decide who entered its premises, but argued that consumers had the same freedom to decide where they spent their money.

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You chose to refuse the visit. I choose not to buy anymore.

Nicolae stressed that he had nothing against the factory’s employees and was not calling for hatred, insults or threats. His message nonetheless drew a wave of criticism online, with commenters pointing to the contradiction between boycotting a Romanian producer and AUR’s stated support for Romanian products and the domestic economy.

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I have nothing against the people who work there, and I am not urging anyone toward hatred, insults or threats. I respect the work of every employee.

Some users asked whether Romanian workers were not employed at the factory. Others questioned whether Nicolae had ever bought anything there, mocking the idea that he had regularly purchased sofas before deciding to stop.

In response, Nicolae said he did not want anyone to go bankrupt. He said he wanted Romanian companies to grow and people to earn a living from their work. He repeated that, just as the owner had been free to make a decision, he was free to make his own choice as a consumer. “I am not asking anyone to follow me,” he wrote. The article says he later deleted his message.

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I am not asking anyone to follow me. But I also will not accept being told that the owner is allowed to choose while I am not.