"I will run. This is what I will be asking for on Tuesday 29, before the PSD structure, because I already have the formal support of the Conservative Party and UNPR, I will require the support for the candidacy, then in September we will hold a congress" Victor Ponta said Thursday on Adevărul Live.
Moreover, the head of Government added that his toughest opponent would be Crin Antonescu.
In early July, in Orăştie, where an informal meeting of the PSD CExN was held, the executive chairman of PSD, Liviu Dragnea said the Social Democrats he discussed with wanted Ponta to run for the presidency, without internal party elections for the appointment of the candidate.