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RADOR: News from Romania, 00-08-08
August 8, 2000
CONTENTS
[01] POLITICS, ECONOMIC and SOCIAL NEWS <UL>
[02] Theodor Stolojan announced his candidacy to the office of President of
Romania
[03] New center right wing coalition
[04] Statement of PNTCD leader Ion Diaconescu
[05] PDSR - Social Democracy Party of Romania - leader Ion Iliescu about
the decision of Theodor Stolojan to run for presidency </UL>
[06] ECONOMIC NEWS <UL>
[07] Standard and Poor's changes attitude, note counselors of the Romanian
Prime Minister </UL>
[08] CALENDAR
[01] POLITICS, ECONOMIC and SOCIAL NEWS
[02] Theodor Stolojan announced his candidacy to the office of President of
Romania
Former Prime Minister Theodor Stolojan announced his candidacy to the
office of President of Romania on behalf of the National Liberal Party and
motivated his decision by the very difficult situation of the country now.
As part of a special press conference Mr. Stolojan also said the following
four years are decisive for doing away with inefficiency of the political
structure, with economic inefficiency and with corruption. According to his
opinion if these issues are not solved Romania would fail European
integration and will lag behind for a long time. In an interview to RADIO
ROMANIA ACTUALITATI Mr. Stolojan added that PNL wishes to have good
relations of collaboration with PNTCD - Christian Democratic National
Peasants Party - but the party decided to have its own candidates on its
own lists for the elections in the fall. First vice-president of PNL,
Valeriu Stoica, said as part of an interview to the same radio station that
the option of Mr. Stolojan for the National Libe! ral Party and for the
candidacy are the result of a long process of thinking. Mr. Stoica
expressed his belief that the National Liberal Party is the vector of a
powerful center right wing coalition in Romania.
[03] New center right wing coalition
PNTCD, UFD and FER signed a protocol on Monday which constitutes the basis
of a center right wing coalition which is called CDR 2000 - Conventia
Democratica Romana 2000. In the future elections in the fall CDR 2000 will
have one candidate to the presidency of Romania and will have joint lists
of candidates for the Parliament of the country. Logo for the elections is
the same for the three parties - Christian Democratic National Peasants
Party, Union of Right Wing Forces and Federation of Romanian Ecologists.
[04] Statement of PNTCD leader Ion Diaconescu
After talks with the Prime Minister of the Cabinet of Bucharest Mugur
Isarescu the president of PNTCD Ion Diaconescu said the meetings and talks
would continue adding that they were aimed at making Mugur Isarescu be a
runner for the office of president of Romania in the fall representing
PNTCD and the allies of this party.
The first vicepresident of the National Liberal Party Valeriu Stoica said
his party and the other parties siding with PNL have decided to support
Mugur Isarescu continue in office as Prime Minister after the elections as
well.
[05] PDSR - Social Democracy Party of Romania - leader Ion Iliescu about
the decision of Theodor Stolojan to run for presidency
Mr. Ion Iliescu is of the opinion that the decision of Theodor Stolojan to
run for presidency on behalf of PNL demonstrates that the parties
representing the incumbent power do not have any personality to promote as
candidates for the supreme state office. Mr. Iliescu also noted that Mr.
Stolojan had said he was motivated by poverty in this country and that was
also the result, said Mr. Iliescu, of the policy of PNL which is one of the
ruling parties.
[06] ECONOMIC NEWS
[07] Standard and Poor's changes attitude, note counselors of the Romanian
Prime Minister
According to chief counselor Adrian Vasilescu the improvement of the rating
granted by Standard and Poor's to Romania is due to the fact that at last
the agency has noted the economic progress scored by Romania a fact which
made the agency alter the rating of Romania from negative to stable.
[08] CALENDAR
Minister of transportation Anca Daniela Boagiu has attended the
inauguration of a new section of the Hospital of Railroadmen in the town of
Turnu Severin and the start of activity of a new department of the Craiova
railroad engine depot in the western part of Romania.
Reception party later today offered by the heads of diplomatic missions in
Bucharest who represent ASEAN states occasioned by the 33-rd anniversary of
the Association of South East Asian States, at 18:30 at the World Trade
Center of Bucharest.
Representatives of CDR 2000 ( a newly set up coalition made up of PNTCD,
UFD and FER ) have a new meeting with Prime Minister Mugur Isarescu now at
Neptun in the attempt to make him accept run for President of Romania in
the fall elections on behalf of this center right wing alliance.
Special press conference of PNL which is the National Liberal Party today
at the Chamber of Deputies.
Press conference of PDSR - Social Democracy Party of Romania - at the seat
of that party.
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