On the threshold of “rotation”, liberals begin to mobilize. Nicolae Chuke told PNL leaders at their first meeting this year that a swap with the PSD at the top of the government would happen, but he wanted to create a “transition team” to oversee the Social Democrats.

Nicolae Chuke and Marcel CholakuPhoto: Agerpres

In addition, the PNL president told his colleagues that they should be more visible and should tell people what measures the liberals are promoting.

“We need a better organization in the pre-election year. Let’s conduct information campaigns about what the liberals have done and are doing for citizens. Romanians should be aware of all the measures they can take advantage of in a difficult period,” Cucăt told liberals gathered at a party leadership meeting on Monday.

“The Liberals are preparing a transition team for the May elections so that the political changes do not affect the stability of the country, the economy or the citizens,” Chuke also said, according to party sources.

The transition group is actually, according to the sources cited, a monitoring group that will analyze whether the goals set by the party will be extended beyond May 2023.

The PNL leader insisted that the coalition with the PSD would be preserved and that the protocol would not be discussed.

“PSD will not stop until it takes full power”

However, not all liberals are happy with the cooperation with the PSD. Robert Sigarteu allegedly told his colleagues that the PSD was not a serious party and was trying to “steal” PNL mayors and was attacking the heads of liberal district councils.

“They won’t stop until they get all the power, and when they get it, they’re going to be toxic,” he allegedly said, according to sources who attended the meeting.

And Florin Citsu intervened. He pointed out that the Liberals have lost cooperation with the PSD because no one believes them anymore when they support a single quota or when they say they will not raise taxes.

“It will be difficult to return them,” he said.

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