The Save Romania Union’s (USR) extraordinary congress elected on Saturday Chairwoman Elena Lasconi as the party’s contender for this year’s presidential race.

Lasconi garnered 531 votes (94.31%), while her opponents Octavian Berceanu and Dumitru Stanca received 25 (4.44%), and 7 votes (1.24%), respectively.

52-year-old Elena Lasconi is a trained economist and has a 25-year career in television. Since 2020 she has been serving as mayor of the Campulung Muscel municipality, a position in which she was re-elected in 2024.

„It’s an incredibly hard road, but I have chosen the hard path all my life, and this has brought me the greatest satisfaction. I think it’s good, because I chose this road out of a positive feeling, that of love. I love Romania with all my being and I think you do too, and that’s the reason why you are here,” Lasconi said.

The USR leader called on the right-wing political formations to get behind USR’s presidential project.

„It is a very important moment. I’ve said it since June 10, I think, ever since I saw that red-colored map, that 2024 is the year when we can either bury democracy in Romania or save it. I am sure that each of you, every good-faith Romanian wants this. And thinking of good faith, I am calling on all right-wing political formations to come and support the USR’s presidential project. I say this because in my opinion, the right-wing is the only solution to prosperity for Romania,” Elena Lasconi added.

USR’s electoral commission will continue its activity, counting the votes for the composition of the party’s National Bureau.

AGERPRES