Orban: Anyone from PNL can run for party leadership; deadline - August 25

Asked if there is a possibility of a third candidate for the PNL leadership, Orban replied: "Don't ask me. Anyone from the National Liberal Party can run, submit their candidacy. But, of course, the deadline for submitting candidacies is what the statutes say. The deadline for submitting candidacies is 30 days before the date of the convention of the congress, which means that the deadline is August 25, not August 20, not another date, as reported by other colleagues of mine, who, they probably read the statutes during sleep and not during the waking period."

Orban said that on Thursday at 18.00hrs he will officially submit his candidacy for a new term of office at the helm of the party.

The PNL National Political Bureau (BPN) unanimously voted an exemption from the statutes for Florin Citu's candidacy to the PNL presidency, as previous discussions were related to his seniority in the party in order to be able to participate in the internal elections, Agerpres informs.