Chamber of Deputies Speaker and national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea on Sunday evening congratulated French President-elect Emmanuel Macron on his win. "Congratulations to Emmanuel Macron! Vive la France!" Dragnea wrote on his Facebook page.
Minister Delegate for European Affairs Ana Birchall also offers congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on winning the French presidential election, saying that it's "a victory for the European Union."
"Félicitations au président élu, Emmanuel Macron! Congratulations to President-elect Emmanuel Macron, whom I wish success in his high mission in the service of France and the European Union! Emmanuel Macron's victory is a victory for the European Union! I am sure that during Emmanuel Macron's presidential term the traditional friendship relations between Romania and France will continue to intensify to the benefit of a strong Europe. Vive l'amitié franco-roumaine!" Ana Birchall wrote on Sunday on Facebook.
Acting Chairperson of the National Liberal Party Raluca Turcan says the outcome of the French presidential election is "a lesson to brazen populism," and stresses that everyone has something to learn from the French lesson.
"France has today sent a clear message: its place is at the center of the European Union, alongside its partners! The isolationism proposed by the far-right represented by Marine Le Pen has been categorically rejected by French citizens. France has today offered an example of democracy, maturity and vision of Europe's future. It is the lesson of rejecting brazen populism, demagogic extremism and opportunism," Turcan wrote Sunday on Facebook.
Former President Traian Basescu says that the election of Emmanuel Macron as President of France was expectable, "a predictable result," adding that the big problem will be managing the victory.
Traian Basescu says that Macron will have very difficult situations to handle at the beginning of his term, both internally, as regards providing parliamentary support for the next government, and as regards his commitment to reform at EU level.
Emmanuel Macron's election as President of France is a good sign, because he is a pro-European, executive chairman of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) Porcsalmi Balint told AGERPRES, adding that the victory of Marine Le Pen would have meant a failure for democracy.
International relations expert and former presidential advisor Iulian Fota considers that with the election of Emmanuel Macron as President of France, the chances for a strong European Union increase.
In his opinion, Macron's election "has a double significance: in the first place it reinforces the trend - that was already visible in the Dutch elections - to halt the pendulum of nationalism and populism in Europe. At this moment Europe has a good chance to return to a centrist approach, focused on the values and a future of the European Union. A second significance: chances for a strong Union are growing." In the analyst's opinion, "without strong governments in the large countries - Germany, France, Spain, Italy - the European Union will not be able to emerge from the current crisis."
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