All newspapers on Monday about the new President of the Democratic Liberals, Emil Boc and his future plans with the party. Boc’s supporters have also been appointed in key positions in the party. Elsewhere in the news, the question on everybody’s mind is whether Boc will give up its seat as Prime Minister in exchange of a technocrat, as the President wishes. Last but not least, Romania’s agreement with the IMF and EC sees at least 7,000 lay offs.

All newspapers on Monday read about the new President of the Democratic Liberal Party, Emil Boc elected with 868 of the votes while his countercandidate Vasile Blaga gained 499 and Theodor Paleologu 24 votes. Several politicians sustained by President Basescu were elected in PDL’s key positions: Boc, Baconschi, Macovei, Voinescu and Paleologu, Romania libera reads. The newspaper reads that PM Boc won elections with the help of the President first and foremost.

The lists of the Party’s management were agreed with Blaga also and had the approval of the chief of state even though in the end the vote was uninominal. Even the President had a speech favoring Boc as the convention started, even though he did not name any names. The President built his speech on reforms of the government and ended it in a dramatic way with tears in his eyes reminding his audience of the times back in 2001 when Petre Roman lost elections and left the party.

This statement compelled Blaga to assure that he will not leave the party, giving the impression that he is ready to lose not win. Basescu managed to impose a team with a reformist tendency but could not convince Blaga to stand behind his team even though the party offered him the position of Senate’s Speaker. Blaga, it seems, is waiting around the corner of 2012 elections when presumably Boc will fail to takeover the party.

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