Elena Lasconi against USR. The Bucharest Court of Appeal has been pronounced
The Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected on Thursday, the request for the USR to annul the decision of the Central Electoral Bureau, which established that the formation cannot make an election campaign for Nicuşor Dan. The court invoked the « lack of representative » of the signatory request for a court.
« Dismisses the request for accessory intervention of Mr. Secu Adrian, as inadmissible. He admits the exception of the lack of representative of the signatory request for a court.
Elena Lasconi announced on Thursday that the Bucharest Court of Appeal has decided today in her favor, confirming that she is the president in office and the only legal representative of the party in front of public institutions.
« I have the courage to do justice and saw in this case. The truth was on my side. It was not an easy struggle, but it was necessary. For me, for the people who believe in me and for the democratic values I defend. We cannot play a democracy, especially not in the USR, a party that was born from the street, for the right to be born.
It publicly thanks to those who support it during this difficult period. « I thank my heart to my lawyers, the team that worked tirelessly in the last days and, especially, to all those who have been with me with a message, with a good word, with confidence. Without you, I would not be here and I will never be, as long as we want the same things for Romania, » said USR.
« This decision is not only a moral repair, but also a clear signal that justice can be done in Romania when you have courage and do not deviate from the principles, » concluded Elena Lasconi.
According to the quoted source, Elena Lasconi asked the court to find that only the USR Congress has the authority to change or revoke a party president and that the political and legal decisions of the USR can only be assumed by the elected president. The court gave him justice, restoring the order of law.
« In this context, Elena Lasconi also asked the court to find the nullity of the steps made by the National Bureau on behalf of the Party, including the appeal against the bulb that prohibited USR for a candidate other than the official. Also, the appeal filed by Ionuţ Moriţ, the leader of the USR, was a person, Lasconi, in which he supported the legality of the BEC decision, which established that the USR members should promote the party candidate, ”the statement said.
The USR transmits on Thursday that it considers the decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal dangerous by which a court censors the decisions of the political forums of a party and decides on a political strategy. « Moreover, today’s decision prohibits a party member from having their own political opinions, » says USR.
« The political parties are the free expression of the will of citizens who choose to associate and act politically on behalf of common values. As long as a decision is adopted in the statutory forums of a party and does not violate the constitution, freedom of expression should not be censored, » points out USR.
« We will appeal against the decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal, considering the freedom of thought, opinions and the right to free expression. Practically, to citizens who have been associated in a party are forbidden the right to express their political will freely and to decide who they support, » the formation says.
USR shows that « it is a dangerous precedent and if this decision remains final, any party president could act against his own party, blocking democratic decisions made by the management forums. »
« The USR will challenge this decision at the High Court of Cassation and Justice and will go to the end to defend the political and constitutional autonomy of the parties, but especially the freedom of expression of those who want a democratic Romania, » says USR.
« It is clear – for us, and for more and more Romanians – that a whole system has been moving to stop USR from making the correct political decisions during this difficult period. By the decision of the Court of Appeal today, by the illegal promotion of PSD and PNL, by the reaction never promptly to make the court. Justice.
