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The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, on Friday announced that the proposals for the new Regional Development, Transport and European Funds ministers - Paul Stanescu, Felix Stroe and Marius Nica, respectively - have been validated by the National Executive Committee (CExN) of the PSD with unanimity of votes, also mentioning that the political decision to keep Viorel Ilie, the Minister for the Relation with Parliament, in the Government, belonged to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE), PSD's partner in the ruling coalition.
The three politicians who were named will replace resigning ministers Sevil Shhaideh, Rovana Plumb and Razvan Cuc. "I presented to my colleagues of the Executive Committee, the proposals for ministers: for the office of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and European Funds Paul Stanescu, a Senator, for Minister of Transport, Felix Stroe, currently the head of PSD's Constanta branch and general manager of RAJA. The proposal for Minister-delegate for European funds is Marius Nica. They were all unanimously voted, except for Paul Stanescu, who had one vote against, cast by Nicu Baniciou," said Dragnea, at the end of the meeting.
He also added that the Social Democrats did not give up Sevil Shhaideh and Rovana Plumb, who resigned from the Government. "Our two colleagues decided to resign, in order to put an end, thus, to a situation that seemed without solution. However, last night, the PSD members unanimously showed support for the two ladies, (...) in the context of a widespread feeling in our society that should trigger a signal against these abuses that are made," said Dragnea.
He also specified that keeping Minister Viorel Ilie in office has been ALDE's political decision. "This was a political decision of ALDE. We discussed these matters this morning in the coalition, too, and this is how things turned out. PSD is not frustrated because of Mr. Ilie, but is frustrated over the actual situation, not because of Mr. Ilie," said Dragnea.
The PSD leader announced that Rovana Plumb will take over the president office of the Committee on European Affairs of the Deputies Chamber, as this office was empty, while Adrian Tutuianu will become Quaestor of the Senate, as soon as Paul Stanescu leaves to take over the Ministry of Development. Razvan Cuc is already a MP," Dragnea added.
