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Klaus Iohannis: I believe it’s time to move to a new stage of the Romanian democracy

Klaus Iohannis: I believe it’s time to move to a new stage of the Romanian democracy
29 Ian 2015   •   12:15

President Klaus Iohannis  said on Wednesday at the Cotroceni Palace, that Romania is ready to move to a new stage of democracy.


We set off from  the goals we had for Romania. Reform of political institutions is a priority of my mandate. For 25 years we have gone through stage  that meant creating democratic institutions,  the end of transition, accumulation of experience. But also a set of experiments in the field. Successful or not. I think it's time to move on to a new phase of Romanian democracy. From my point of view, it should mean a system reset and increased public confidence in democratic institutions. Thus, I am considering  three action paths:

1. Participation - ensuring that all Romanians vote, including in particular those in the diaspora, but also to encourage political participation by engaging in a new  legislation of political parties. We need to bring people closer to politics, we have two Romanian countries  - one of the politicians and one of the Romanians.

2. Integrity – as a working method,  that requires transparency and fairness, including the funding of parties and of  election campaigns. If we want people to trust us, we must operate transparently.

3. Sustainability - a legislative framework to ensure not only legitimacy, but also effectiveness in representing the people. I think we can come up with laws packages to last for more than  election cycle  and build very solid institutions. In this way we can have long-term electoral competition based rather on  discussions and solutions, not confrontation for the sake of confrontation.

 

On the political parties: 

 Legislation of political parties - funding of parties and campaigns. I’ve  heard the parties opinions on the  unfortunate ordinance 55, on the migration of local elected officials. Also, an important theme was the accelerating of  procedures for enforcement of arrest declarations.

 I proposed a concrete timetable by the end of the first parliamentary session we agreed to have a legislative solution to the Romanian Diaspora vote, legislation on local and parliamentary elections, political parties and the law on financing of political parties and election campaigns. 

The timely completion of  these projects is a commitment of the  parties not related to me,  the President, but before  voters who expect these solutions.

 On the CVM report: 

The second big topic is the CVM report released today.  It is a rather positive one. 

Romania's progress is  certainly important and part of a growing trend. We need to accelerate efforts to ensure the fight against corruption, primarily for Romanian citizens. 

We took note of the critical remarks of the EU. It is the duty of institutions and politicians  to take account of these findings, to remove the question marks hanging over the Parliament and the political class. Political will must be constantly proven by facts and in relation to commitments. 

I took note of the EC encouragements on the reform process. 

Guaranteeing  the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary  and the support against corruption are major objectives of my mandate.

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