Political and economic subjects intertwine in today's papers as Liberals elect their new party leader, supported even by former Social Democratic President Ion Iliescu. One of the richest men, Sorin Ovidiu Vantu declares in an interview that it is businessmen who are called upon to save the country from an economic crisis and not politicians.
As Crin Antonescu became the new leader of the Liberal party, political declarations did not take long to appear, Cotidianul reads on Monday. Democrat Liberal Valeriu Stoica does not exclude a new bound to the Liberal Party, in the future.
He declared, quoted by Mediafax that for now Democrat Liberals have a governmental coalition with the Social Democrats. Stoica reiterated his party's honesty and loyalty to the coalition. Stoica said that, depending on medium and long term evolutions, a possible alliance with the Liberal party will be considered.
However, other Democrat Liberal leaders attack Antonescu: PDL vice president Theodor Stolojan declared that Antonescu is a pragmatic man who disappears for a month or two without no explanation. Other Democrat Liberals underline that Antonescu fails to understand that political performance is measured in actions not words.
In an exclusive interview for Gandul, former President Ion Iliescu, a Social Democrat endorses the new Liberal party leader, Crin Antonescu as the best counter-candidate for President Basescu. Iliescu declared that he would have wanted Antonescu in the Social Democratic camp, because he considers that Antonescu is closer to them than to the Liberals.
Iliescu explained that Antonescu's main disadvantage is that he does not have the support of a strong party like the Social Democratic one. However, he declared that he cannot say whether he is better than the current PSD party leader, Mircea Geoana.
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