Why Veștea was chosen prime minister. Peiu: "A certain system, headed by the President, uses vulnerable people"
Translated from Romanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- AUR senator Petrișor Peiu claims Adrian Veștea was chosen as prime minister nominee because he is seen as more vulnerable and controllable.
- Peiu criticized Veștea's educational background, calling his university degree scandalous as the institution was later dissolved.
- Peiu also commented on a no-confidence motion against the Bolojan government, stating PSD risks contradicting itself by supporting similar economic policies.
Senator Petrișor Peiu of the AUR party has alleged that Adrian Veștea's nomination for prime minister is strategic, suggesting he was chosen because he is perceived as more vulnerable and easier to control than other potential candidates like Predoiu or Nazare. Peiu implied that a system, headed by the President, is utilizing individuals deemed susceptible to influence.
I have the impression that, somewhere, a certain system headed by the President is using vulnerable people.
"I have the impression that, somewhere, a certain system headed by the President is using vulnerable people," Peiu stated during an "Adevărul Interviews" broadcast. He further described Veștea's potential appointment as "scandalous," citing Veștea's graduation from a university that was later dissolved and suggesting a significant gap in his education after high school. "We have enough people with proper education who can walk with their heads held high," Peiu added.
It is absolutely scandalous that, after the Ciolacu episode, you would put someone who graduated from a dissolved faculty as prime minister.
Peiu also addressed a no-confidence motion previously filed by AUR. He questioned the PSD's potential support for an economic program similar to that of the Bolojan government, given their role in its dismissal. "We filed a no-confidence motion in which we criticized the public policies of the Bolojan Government, primarily economic ones," Peiu explained, differentiating AUR's criticism from personal attacks.
We filed a no-confidence motion in which we criticized the public policies of the Bolojan Government, primarily economic ones.
He clarified that his opposition was not personal towards Ilie Bolojan, with whom he maintained a civilized relationship. Instead, AUR's stance was politically motivated against the economic policies promoted by Bolojan's government. Peiu noted that Bolojan had attempted to provide data to address AUR's criticisms, which Peiu considered a decent approach, but maintained that the economic policies themselves were the core issue for AUR.
I do not think he as a person was the problem, but his economic policies, for us.
Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.