Klaus Iohannis, the freshly elected interim president of the Liberals , says that Antonescu took by himself the decision to withdraw from the party’s leadership.
In response, Antonescu said that it was a decision that he had the right to take by himself.
"Why did I not call Klaus Iohannis and announce him? Because this decision it was mine to make, fully mine. Klaus Iohannis was not caught off guard, since some people were already walking the city saying they could hardly cross the roads because citizens would stop them and would ask them to appoint Iohannis, not Antonescu. Klaus Iohannis knew about this.(...) People like Mr. Orban and Mr. Atanasiu, whom I have nothing against personally, as I have nothing against Mr. Zgonea either, would not have walked in the city telling about how people asked them to change the candidate if they did not know that Mr. Iohannis wanted to run. These are things that people with some political experience do know about(...) The moment the troops behind you scatter and options split up, the only chance for the party to have o united option, to win time, the only chance of that which is called the right or the anti-Ponta opposition to have quickly a common stance, was this ", Crin Antonescu said, according to gandul.info.
The statement was presented Tuesday in the 100 minutes show on Antena 3.
On May 26, Antonescu resigned as president of the Liberal Party, stating that his decision is irrevocable and unilateral, after several leaders have suggested him to abandon this approach.