Dacian Ciolos Set To Run In 2019 Presidential Elections
Former prime minister Dacian Ciolos is more and more determined to run in the presidential elections due to be held in 2019, even though this would translate into a ‘dog eat dog’ fight against acting President Klaus Iohannis, the very person who had proposed Ciolos as prime minister.”I do not take opinion polls into account. I only said that I am personally willing to take part in any election, including the presidential elections (…)”, said Ciolos.
Ciolos also said he was not thinking of competing against somebody, but in favor of something, adding any option is open, either for a candidate from the inside or from the outside. (puterea.ro)
First Days Of Fall Bring Warm Weather The first days of fall feel like summer across Romania, with meteorologists saying the country will be scorching heat even in September.Maximum temperatures will range between 27 and 32 degrees in the regions of Transylvania and Maramures, between 29 and 34 degrees in the regions of Banat, Crisana, Oltenia, Muntenia and Dobrogea and between 27 and 32 degrees in the region of Moldavia.
The weather will be hot in capital Bucharest, with temperatures way above the normal limit for this time of the year. Maximum temperatures will reach 35 degrees during the first week of September.
The start of fall also brings high temperatures In the mountains, reaching highs and lows of 28°C and 15°C.
Tense Relation Between PSD Head Liviu Dragnea And Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea Bucharest Mayor and vice-president of the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), Gabriela Firea, recently said she has a “tense” relation with PSD leader Liviu Dragnea, adding there is a “breach” between them because the latter wouldn’t “give up” the Interior Minister Carmen Dan. Upon her leaving the party’s National Executive Committee (CExN) meeting in southeastern resort of Neptun, Firea said it depends a lot on Dragnea to solve the situation. When asked why she didn’t voice out at CExN meeting the request for Dragnea to step down as president of PSD, Firea replied that she is constantly reminded she is a newcomer in the party.Firea added she feels that PSD has lost of its supporters and that something needs to be done.