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Pro Romania national leader Victor Ponta said on Wednesday evening that local elections need to be postponed, as the risk that people involved in their organisation will be infected with the novel coronavirus is very high.
He added that he discussed the matter with acting national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu, and also with other party leaders.
"I had a discussion with Mr Ciolacu, I asked him, I told him that we are all in danger and it means that in October we will all be to blame. What is missing is for politicians to spread the virus throughout the country. (...) All communication is aberrant. First of all, you say: mask up, but neither Iohannis, nor Orban, nor the ministers wear any masks (...) Second [the novel coronavirus] is horrendous, it is dangerous, we have to lock ourselves up at home, but you go to the polls to vote for us," said Ponta.
Asked what he would do if the elections were held, Ponta replied: "We participate in elections like in war, we see who returns. We participate in elections, to do what, run away?."
Ponta also mentioned what he called the signal sent to the population if the election campaign took place, that there would be no problem with getting sick.
"Common people say: if Orban is not afraid to travel around the country, to campaign, it means that Orban knows that in fact there in nothing with that COVID," the Pro Romania leader also stated.
