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Victor Ponta: PSD Is Obliged to Negotiate With AUR

From Adevฤƒrul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Victor Ponta says the Social Democratic Party, or PSD, must negotiate with AUR and claims talks are already taking place.
  • He says AUR lawmakersโ€™ votes proved decisive at political moments including a no-confidence motion.
  • Ponta criticizes PSDโ€™s public explanations and says granting AUR parliamentary positions was a mistake that could later be used against the party.

Victor Ponta says the Social Democratic Party, or PSD, has no choice but to negotiate with AUR, the party led by George Simion. He also claims that discussions between the two parties are already underway, even though the PSD has not acknowledged them publicly.

โ€œPSD is obliged to speak with AUR, it is obliged to negotiate with AUR,โ€ Ponta said in an interview with Adevฤƒrul. The former prime minister pointed to AUR lawmakersโ€™ votes as decisive in several political moments, including a no-confidence motion. โ€œIf AUR had not voted for the no-confidence motion, it would not have passed,โ€ he said.

PSD is obliged to speak with AUR, it is obliged to negotiate with AUR.

· Victor PontaPonta argued that the Social Democratic Party must negotiate with AUR and is already doing so.

Ponta argued that PSD failed to explain clearly why it supported the motion. He said he had cited the position of the Save Romania Union, or USR, and economic measures when asked why he voted for it. In his view, voters understood his reasoning, while PSD did not explain why it had brought down the government. He accused the party of later presenting itself as a victim instead of offering a clear account of its decisions.

If AUR had not voted for the no-confidence motion, it would not have passed.

· Victor PontaHe cited AUR lawmakersโ€™ votes as decisive in the motion.

He also discussed the ANI law and a project involving 770 million euros. Ponta said nearly all political groups in the Senate supported the measure except USR, naming the National Liberal Party, PSD, the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania, POT and independent senators.

Ponta questioned arguments against appointing Alexandru Nazare as prime minister. He said Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan could not credibly call Nazare unsuitable while Nazare remained at the government table and had been praised for reducing the deficit. Ponta said PSD still knew how to maneuver politically, but no longer operated as effectively as before. He called the decision to give AUR representatives parliamentary positions a mistake because the move could be used against PSD later. His broader advice was, โ€œAct with the thought that you will be in opposition, not now, when you are in power.โ€

Act with the thought that you will be in opposition, not now, when you are in power.

· Victor PontaPonta described what he said was a political lesson for parties in government.
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Originally published by Adevฤƒrul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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