For the time being, obviously, our potential candidate for the future presidential elections is Calin Popescu-Tariceanu and "the engine" of the party, declared Sunday, Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu, deputy chair of ALDE (Alliance of Democrats and Liberals, ed. n).
During the TLDE Awards Gala, Popescu Tariceanu received the "excellency award for promoting liberal values and the continuous fight for citizens' rights and liberties."
"On behalf of ALDE's young people, with this special award that we are handing to you, I would like to convey to you the following message (...) We call on you, Mr Chairman, not to hesitate in assuming your candidacy next year for the position of Romania's president," Claudiu Catana, TLDE chairman told Calin Popescu Tariceanu.