Liberal Democratic leader says his party wants the Speaker seat

Vlad Filat, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, said in an interview with Romanian daily Evenimentul Zilei that his party would like the Speaker of Parliament seat. Mr. Filat is negotiating a non-Communist coalition government with three other parliamentary parties.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is the largest opposition party in Parliament. It holds 18 seats, making it the second largest faction in the legislature after the Party of Communists (48 seats).

Please see a translated excerpt below:

"Question: The Liberal Party launched an idea according to which Marian Lupu [Imedia: head of the Democratic Party] would become President and you would take the Prime Ministerial position. Did you reject such a proposal?

Vlad Filat: Any option is possible, but if we were to speak honestly, LDP has the first move [Imedia: implying that the party is the largest one in a potential non-Communist coaliton Government]. Our current choice is the Speaker position. This is a moral right we have acquired as a result of the election returns. We'll speak about the other posts later on."

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