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Crin Antonescu Criticizes President Nicușor Dan: 'If He Cannot, He Must Resign!'
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Crin Antonescu Criticizes President Nicușor Dan: 'If He Cannot, He Must Resign!'

From Adevărul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Crin Antonescu strongly criticized President Nicușor Dan for the ongoing political crisis and difficulties in forming a parliamentary majority.
  • Antonescu argued that the current political formula, presented as pro-European, has failed and that the president must find a solution, even without the PNL party.
  • He asserted that if the president cannot fulfill his constitutional duties to form a government, he should resign.

Former presidential candidate Crin Antonescu launched a sharp attack on President Nicușor Dan, criticizing his handling of the political crisis and the stalled formation of a parliamentary majority. Antonescu argued that the political arrangement, initially promoted as pro-European and pro-Western, has ultimately failed.

We have reached this situation because a formula that was sold since the elections... under the formula pro-Europeans, pro-Westerns, has failed. Why, how, who is to blame? We can each have opinions. What matters is the fact that it has failed!

— Crin AntonescuAntonescu explains his view on the failure of the current political strategy.

Speaking on Antena 3, Antonescu stated, "We have reached this situation because a formula that was sold since the elections... under the formula pro-Europeans, pro-Westerns, has failed. Why, how, who is to blame? We can each have opinions. What matters is the fact that it has failed!"

Antonescu specifically challenged the president's ability to navigate the current political deadlock. When asked if President Dan might be unable to resolve the issue despite wanting to, Antonescu retorted decisively, "Wait a minute! What do you mean he cannot? Then he must resign!"

Wait a minute! What do you mean he cannot? Then he must resign!

— Crin AntonescuAntonescu's strong response when questioned about the president's ability to resolve the political crisis.

While Antonescu does not currently advocate for the president's suspension or early elections, he stressed that the head of state must exercise his constitutional powers to find a political solution. "I know that we only talk about suspensions - I haven't even raised the issue of early elections, and we don't need them for the president - but you should know that a president, to be worth having, must be able to. Not anything other than what the Constitution prescribes, but he must be able to!" Antonescu declared.

I know that we only talk about suspensions - I haven't even raised the issue of early elections, and we don't need them for the president - but you should know that a president, to be worth having, must be able to. Not anything other than what the Constitution prescribes, but he must be able to!

— Crin AntonescuAntonescu emphasizes the president's duty to act and find solutions within constitutional bounds.
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Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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