PNL plans new congress after court suspends decisions

Romania's National Liberal Party (PNL) is preparing to organize a new party congress, likely in August or September, following a court's suspension of decisions made at its June congress. The suspended resolutions involved changes to the party's statute and the election of its new leadership. Senator Daniel Fenechiu, leader of the PNL senators, announced the party's intention in an interview with RFI.

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There is the necessary majority in the decision-making body, which is the National Political Bureau, and certainly in the near future, another National Council and another Congress will be organized, another Statute will be adopted, which will probably have the same provisions as these, but which can no longer be so easily undermined by court requests. Things will move forward.

Fenechiu explained that the PNL holds the required majority within the National Political Bureau to convene a new National Council and subsequently a new congress. "There is the necessary majority in the decision-making body, which is the National Political Bureau, and certainly in the near future, another National Council and another Congress will be organized, another Statute will be adopted, which will probably have the same provisions as these, but which can no longer be so easily undermined by court requests," Fenechiu stated. He added, "Things will move forward."

Regarding the timeline, Fenechiu estimated the new congress could occur before autumn. "My estimate is sometime in August or September. That is my estimate, but it could be organized sooner if things require urgency," he said. The party is opting not to wait for a final court decision on the suspended resolutions, which could take years. "The files have substance and a right of appeal. A substance and an appeal in Romania at the moment can take between eight to ten months and can extend to a year and a half, two years, even more. I believe the pragmatic solution will be to make decisions in our statutory body and let the justice system move forward," Fenechiu explained.

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My estimate is sometime in August or September. That is my estimate, but it could be organized sooner if things require urgency.

The PNL intends to argue in court that the challenges against the June congress's decisions lack legal basis. The party believes the suspension of these resolutions represents a misapplication of the law.

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The files have substance and a right of appeal. A substance and an appeal in Romania at the moment can take between eight to ten months and can extend to a year and a half, two years, even more. I believe the pragmatic solution will be to make decisions in our statutory body and let the justice system move forward.