Claudiu Manda: Tomac government will pass, Bolojan era ending amidst economic recession
PSD general secretary Claudiu Manda announced on Thursday in Craiova that he expects the government led by Eugen Tomac to win parliamentary approval, signaling the end of Ilie Bolojan's tenure as prime minister. Manda sharply criticized the current economic conditions, citing recession, inflation, and widespread dissatisfaction.
Bolojan's tenure condemned
Speaking at the conference of the PSD Dolj Women's Organization in Craiova, Claudiu Manda launched a broad attack on the government of Ilie Bolojan, the PNL leader. He stated that the Bolojan era, which he conceded the PSD was part of but never fully endorsed, has produced economic recession, inflation, declining purchasing power, falling consumption, company bankruptcies, and job losses. Manda insisted that not a single social category is content with the current government.
There is no social category of people in Romania today satisfied with Ilie Bolojan's government. Not pensioners, not doctors, not teachers, not public servants, not the business environment, no one is satisfied with Mr. Bolojan's activity. Of course, the only ones we can consider satisfied are the bots, robots, and the 'tiriboți' who, from what I've seen, have also grown tired or probably no longer have enough money to operate the bots, robots, and 'tiriboți'.
Manda insisted that Romania urgently needs a change of direction after what he described as a period that could no longer be sustained.
Confidence in Tomac government
Manda expressed strong belief that the incoming government led by Eugen Tomac will secure parliamentary backing, calling it a positive development. He used the present tense to underscore his certainty, saying the vote would take place sooner or later in the immediate future.
In my opinion, the Tomac government will pass. And I think it's a good thing.
He argued that the current situation, with Bolojan and his party claiming to want to be in opposition while clinging to power, must be overcome.
PSD's priorities for the new government
Manda disclosed that he had already discussed policy measures with Tomac and was pleased that PSD's proposals would feature in the government program. These include reducing taxes, supporting purchasing power, and aiding low-income groups and the middle class. He emphasized that Romania needs policies that support people, investment, and the economy, not experiments that impoverish citizens.
I am glad that in the discussion I had with Mr. Tomac, the measures that PSD proposes for low-income categories and the middle class — namely to reduce taxes, to support purchasing power, and other such details — will be included in the government program.
Nomination by Nicușor Dan
Manda also addressed the origin of Tomac's nomination, dismissing claims that former president Traian Băsescu had influenced the decision. He clarified that Tomac, once an adviser to Băsescu, was proposed for prime minister by the current president, Nicușor Dan.
It's said about Eugen Tomac that he was Băsescu's adviser, and today he is adviser to the current president, Nicușor Dan. And it wasn't Băsescu who proposed him as prime minister, it was Nicușor Dan who proposed him as prime minister.
