The two Democratic Liberal candidates for the highest position in the party announced their decision to run, presenting their platforms. However, a third candidate can decide the results of the internal struggle. Elsewhere in the news, one newspaper reads about the Romanian inventors who won the golden medals at the Geneva inventions expo and their inventions. Another Romanian was awarded in the US for a solution that might save the Earth from the danger of asteroids. Last but not least, the Bucharest International Film Festival starts tonight.

All newspapers today read about the declared intentions of two main candidates and a third quoted with few chances to win the presidency of the Democratic Liberal Party. Evenimentul Zilei quotes Boc saying that he knows what to do to keep the party in the government in 2012 local and Parliamentary elections.

He urges PDL members to give him another shot blaming on bad luck that the party reached the government in times of crisis. On the other hand, his main counter candidates, Vasile Blaga says PDL needs to break the rhythm and have a new approach so that the party can win elections in 2012.

Even though most newspapers read that the third candidate, Theodor Paleologu, former Culture minister, has no chance whatsoever, Romania libera reads that he can influence the second round of elections in the party if neither Blaga nor Boc win from the first round.

Paleologu is counting on those who are dissatisfied with both platforms presented by the two main candidates and said he will start his campaign across the country. Paleologu says he decided to run to exercise the internal democracy principles and have a debate of ideas within the party.

Even Paleologu admits that he does not stand a chance to win elections but his influence might be considerable if the president is not