The first approved protest by farmers and transporters is taking place in Bucharest on Sunday. As reported in the capital city hall, the action takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 200 tractors and trucks and 5 thousand people are expected at the rally. A day ago, the prefect of the capital, Rares Gopinke (PSD), said that only one car had requested and received permission to enter the city.

07:35 At this time, there is a tractor on the platform, a truck and three cars are in the parking lot on Piața Constituției, Digi24 reports.

The first three-day fair of farmers and transporters starts on Sunday at Constitution Square

Although the first sparks that ignited large-scale protests ignited 12 days ago, when thousands of trucks blocked highways and several ring roads in major cities, mainly dissatisfied with the RCA’s pricing policy and the cost of fuel, it was only on Sunday, January 21 that an organized protest took place in Bucharest.

According to the president of the Federation of Romanian Transport Operators (FORT), Augustin Hagiu, about 6,000 trucks took part in the transporters’ protest on January 10. Later, farmers who left with equipment in several regions of the country also joined.

Although representatives of the government, led by Marcel Cholaku, held several meetings with protest leaders, the demonstrations continued. Politicians, including the PSD leader, claimed that most of the problems had been resolved or would be resolved. The political statements did not seem to convince the demonstrators, who continued to voice their grievances.

The application approved by the capital’s mayor’s office for the protest action, which will last three days, starting on Sunday, on Constitution Square, provides for the participation of 200 units of equipment and 5 thousand participants.

However, the prefect of the capital, Rares Hopincha, told Digi24 on Saturday that only one truck had requested and received permission for Sunday’s rally.

The organizer had to send a list with the name and contact number of the driver, as well as the registration number of the car, by Sunday at 16:00.

“It is necessary to clarify the following: today (Saturday, no) by 16:00 the organizer had to inform the government agencies of the registration numbers of the participating vehicles, the names of the drivers and their telephone numbers. Such a list was sent and it contains, I repeat, until 16:00: a tractor head,” said Raresh Hopincha.

According to the law, “only this vehicle could participate in the protest. They reported only one tractor-trailer,” explained Raresh Gopincha.

Controversy surrounding the protest in Bucharest

Sunday’s rally is controversial because it is associated with the name of Diana Sosheka, and the favorite of the capital claims that it is political.

The capital’s mayor, Nikušor Dan, announced on Thursday that he had approved a three-day protest by farmers and transporters in Constitution Square, saying it would not affect traffic in Bucharest, as it would have if he had approved a protest in Victory Square.

The prefect of the capital, Rares Gopinca (head of PSD Sector 5), said that the request, approved by Nikusor Dan, was made on his behalf by Bohdan Petre, who will be Diana Shoshoake’s lawyer.

“Ms Sosoake’s lawyer made a request on her personal behalf for 50,000 people, 100 tractors and 100 tractor heads for Victory Square. After negotiations at the Commission, the number of protesters was reduced and the location for Constitution Square was changed,” the prefect told HotNews.ro.

When asked by B1 TV that the approved protest request was signed by two lawyers of SOS Romania, a party led by Diana Sosoake, who are not affiliated with the farmers, Nikušor Dan said that the request was in accordance with the law. conditions

Senator Diana Sosoake, president of the SOS Romania party, however, said she had nothing to do with the notice of protest on behalf of farmers and transporters approved by Nikušor Dan.

Sosoake said the request belongs to Mircea’s lawyer Bohdan Petre, who will not represent her or the party, and with whom he will have no contact.

Mircea’s lawyer Bohdan Petre said, for his part, that he filed a protest on his behalf and “asked for the senator’s approval.”

Mircea Bohdan Petre insisted that he does not want to politicize this protest and that he only wants to make a “civic gesture”.

He also said that on January 10 he applied for membership in SOS Romania, the party of Diana Soshoake, but he does not know if it was approved.

The schedule of Sunday’s protest on Constitution Square

The mayor’s office of the capital announced on Saturday the details of the transporters’ protest, which was approved for Sunday, writes News.ro.

Thus, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., traffic congestion (maximum of 100 tractors and 100 tractor heads) will occur on Sos. Alexandriei, traffic lane 1, the section between Ring Road and Sos. Bucharest. Măgurele.

From 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. vehicles go to Constitution Square following the route: Sos.Alexandriei – Calea Rahovei – left Tudor Volodymyrescu Boulevard – right Calea 13 Septembrie – left Bdul. Libertăţii – Constitution Square.

“Traffic takes place in compliance with the traffic rules, without traffic restrictions. The vehicles used will be directed and parked under the supervision of the police gradually until the place designated for the protest is occupied (Piaţa Constituţiei parking lot),” the capital’s mayor’s office said.

Also, according to the cited source, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., the participants of the protest are dispersed on foot on Constitution Square.

From 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., the rally will take place at Piaţa Constituției, and then until 11:00 p.m. a march of participants is planned.