The current mayor of Sector 5, Cristian Popescu Piedone, officially announced on Sunday his participation in the mayoralty of the capital on behalf of the Humanist Social Liberal Party, a party founded by Dan Voiculescu. It should be noted that according to a poll commissioned by current Mayor Nikusor Dan, Piedone from PUSL came out on top in the electorate’s preferences.

Piedone said this on Sunday during a conference where he announced PUSL candidates for the post of mayors of sectors in the capital.

Christian Popescu Piedone says that his son, Deputy Vlad Popescu Piedone, will run for him in the City Hall of Sector 5.

Piedone, in first place in a poll conducted by Nikusor Dan

We remind you that a poll commissioned by Nikusor Dan showed that Piedone would have gained 40.4% for the position of mayor general. Nikushor Den is not far behind with a result of 39.3%

Former mayor-general Gabriela Firea, who has announced she wants to run and is seeking to be officially nominated by the PSD, is not in the poll, while Sebastián Bourduya (PSD-PNL) has 16%, Diana Shoshoake 2.4% and Mihai Enache (AUR) – 1%.

Piedone: Nikushor Dan and I are playing in the final

Piedone announced two weeks ago that he would run for mayor, saying “the final is between me and Nikusor Dan”, while coalition leaders have yet to decide on a possible joint candidate for mayor.

The analysis of the coalition leaders shows that no candidate from the PSD-PNL alliance can defeat Nikusor Dan, according to HotNews.ro sources. “57% of the liberal electorate would vote for Nikusor Dan if Firea is the joint candidate, and 40% of the PNL electorate would also vote for him if Sebastián Burduha is the candidate,” sources quoted as saying.

“I will run for the capital mayor’s office from the “Strength of Humanists” Party, and whoever wants to approach us, enter into an alliance with us, the “Strength” Party of Humanists, I am open, I am also social, liberal. (…) I have the support of the voters, I have the support of the grass, where I come from. The fight in mines, in factories and plants, in the working class. It was my turn, it was my biological turn because of my experience in local government,” Piedone said on February 26 on B1TV.

Piedone then criticized PSD leader Marcel Čolaka, after he said at a press conference on Wednesday that Gabriela Firea and Sebastian Burduha have equal chances to run for mayor of the capital.

PSD and PNL have not yet decided on a joint candidate for the capital city hall

After five hours of discussions, the leaders of the Coalition did not make any decision on the candidacy for the capital’s mayor’s office on Thursday. According to HotNews.ro sources, PSD and PNL leaders have agreed on joint candidacies for three sectors in Bucharest – 1, 2 and 5.

Negotiations will resume early next week. The president of the PSD National Council, Vasile Dinku, said that the option of a general candidate for the capital’s mayor’s office is still under consideration and that “an independent candidate who is somewhere between the PSD and the PNL would be very important. fine”. He stated that it would be unwise for Gabriela Firea (PSD) and Sebastian Bourduy (PNL) to run for the capital’s mayor’s office, as they would not receive votes from the other party’s electorate.

Regarding the names announced at the meeting of the Coalition for the position of the mayor of the capital, HotNews.ro sources claim that the name of Catalin Kirstou, head of the Bucharest University Emergency Hospital, is again in the discussion for the mayoral candidacy. Bucharest. Chirstho would not give a clear answer, but, according to the cited sources, he would think about the proposal.