Interim leader of the Social Democratic Party Marcel Ciolacu on Monday evening stated that the accusations made by President Iohannis according to which "PSD is struggling to give the Ardeal to the Hungarians" are "a non-European attack" and said he did not know Viktor Orban, the Hungarian PM.
In his opinion, President Iohannis wanted to mask the inefficiency of Ludovic Orban's Government by doing this, which is totally inappropriate for a European President.
Marcel Ciolacu gave assurance that he did not have an understanding with Klaus Iohannis or PNL (National Liberal Party), and also that, while referring to some criticisms against his party colleagues regarding the manner in which they react to the accusations made by the President, a party is weakened by both external and internal attacks.
"The party is affected by both the internal political struggles and by the attacks coming from the outside, especially that I am an interim. What some of my colleagues seem to be unable to understand is that this is exactly the political game President Iohannis and PNL want. Because one cannot weaken a part by only attacking it from outside, one also needs an inside scenario and an internal game to weaken that party as much as possible," said Ciolacu.
The interim Social Democratic leader also said that PSD's score in the opinion polls is "a strong 29," while PNL "has around 35 percent" and underscored that "PSD must focus exclusively on the Romanians' agenda and on Romania.