The leader of the USR, Cătălin Drula, announced on Monday that he takes responsibility for the result of the elections and that “in the shortest possible time” he will call elections for the election of a new president of the USR. The interim president of the party, until the organization of the elections, is the mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, who managed to obtain a second mandate.
“We have strong people and leaders who can take this construction forward. And I am thinking here of Dominic Fritz, a man who decisively won the vote in Timisoara and showed that PSD and PNL can be defeated. It is very important that the USR continues, because in this movement the hopes for the modernization of Romania have been placed. We will hold elections shortly for a new president,” Drula stated.
Drula explained that the elections were organized with one goal, “so that this coalition is kept in power”. “I believe that in democracy, results are obtained through organization. And democracy without political parties was not invented. I heard someone say that it is the time of the independents. Without organization you cannot get results. The forces of evil in Romania are well organized. The form of organization in a democracy is called a political party. I understand people that they are disappointed with politics and that they are looking for “Snow White” type solutions, they do not exist in reality, results in politics are obtained through structure, through hierarchy, through people who have a common thinking and support. I encourage people to continue voting for political parties,” he said.
“I gave all my skill. We have now achieved a better political score for county councils than in 2020″, he said when asked what he blames himself for.
Also questioned if he is still running for Presidency, Drula said: “No, this year no”.
Cătălin Drula was elected USR president on July 10, 2022.
USR has apparently lost the two district city halls in Bucharest, as District 1 mayor Clotilde Armand lost to a Liberal and District 2 mayor Radu Mihai was defeated by PSD Rares Hopinca. USR also lost an important city hall, the Brasov one. Moreover, USR has not won not a single leadership of a city council.
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