UPDATE - Victor Ponta announced on Twitter that he accepted the resignation of Darius Vâlcov and would make a new proposal for Minister of Finance and present it to president Iohannis.
UPDATE - DNA requested the arrest of the Finance Minister Darius Vâlcov.
UPDATE- The Minister of Public Finance, Darius Vâlcov, stated Thursday on his way out of the DNA premises that together with his lawyer he has filed a petition to be allowed timed for the consultation of the file.
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Darius Vâlcov, the resigning minister of Finance appeared Thursday before the National Anti-corruption Directorate to be heard by the prosecutors .
Vâlcov was placed under prosecution last week for influence peddling.
He is suspected that as mayor of Slatina, he had intervened in favor of a businessman in the award of contracts, the latter promising 20% of the proceeds.