Antonescu

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has stated on Thursday that if the Social Liberal Union (USL) had still existed, he would have never ran against Crin Antonescu in the presidential elections and that he considers the former National Liberal Party (PNL) chairman as the sole potential presidential competitor from PNL and the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL).

National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman Klaus Iohannis on Saturday withdrew the resolution proposal on the designation of the party's candidate for the presidential elections, after he and Crin Antonescu entered this race.

Liberal Klaus Iohannis stated on Monday that he has taken up the ad-interim chairmanship of the National Liberal Party (PNL).

"According to the statutes, as first vice chairman, I have taken the ad-interim chairmanship of the party," said Iohannis.

National Liberal Party (PNL) resigning First Deputy Chairman Klaus Iohannis, candidate to the party's chairmanship, on Saturday said that Crin Antonescu's withdrawal from the presidential elections race represented "the gesture of a great politician."

National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman on Saturday announced his intention of not running for President in the elections this year, as a step towards speeding up the project of unifying the Right-Wing forces and for designating as soon as possible a single candidate of the Right-Wing to Romania's Presidency.

Resigning chairman of the opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) Crin Antonescu said Thursday evening that he can surely be a candidate in this November's presidential election in Romania and that he can even win the election.

He reiterated that he will not run for PNL's national chairmanship, or else he would have not resigned the office in the first place.

The candidate of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) and the Conservative Party (PC) electoral alliance will be established following a congress to take place, most likely, in September, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Thursday.

National Liberal Party (PNL) and Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) leaders met at the Parliament Palace on Wednesday to discuss a collaboration, including the support for a single candidate in the presidential elections.

A virtual electoral tandem Victor Ponta president, Mugur Isarescu prime minister has won the most positive appreciations in a recent INSCOP poll, with 28.4 per cent of the respondents having opted for it. Second came in the tandem Victor Ponta president George Maior - prime minister (23.5 per cent).

Resigning chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Crin Antonescu said Tuesday evening 'there is availability inside PNL for a merger of Right parties.' He believes any merger has its complications, but insists that currently PNL has no appetite for forging a new alliance.