AUR President George Simion stated, on Saturday at the Palace of the Parliament, at the “Make Europe Great Again” Conference of European conservatives and sovereignists organized by AUR, that the other day, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu joked saying that it is shameful to be Moldovan and you should not let’s call it Moldavian. “We all laughed. No one said the Prime Minister was racist. We all know it was a joke. He is not Moldovan, he is probably Roma”, added the leader of the AUR party. Simion also said that “we love our Roma brothers and sisters, our Hungarian friends, our Turkish and Greek compatriots, all those whose hearts beat for Romania”, reports News.ro.
“We, the Romanians, are known for fighting for freedom. That’s why in 1989 we had our Revolution, and two years ago, we were the last country in Europe to fight against the infamous Covid 19 green certificate at work. It was not an easy fight. Romania still remains one of the freest countries in Europe. And I say this with sadness. Here, in our country, you can still joke without anyone being offended or accused of not being politically correct. So, on the days you are here, please joke on any subject, you will not be persecuted! This is normality! For example, the other day, our prime minister joked saying that it is shameful to be Moldovan and we should not call him Moldovan. We all laughed. No one said the Prime Minister was racist. We all know it was a joke. He is not Moldovan, he is probably Rrom. We love our Roma brothers and sisters, our Hungarian friends, our Turkish and Greek compatriots, all those whose hearts beat for Romania. We should all be proud of our origins. There is no shame in admitting who you really are!”, said George Simion.
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu stated, on Thursday, in Timisoara that “Buzăul is not in Moldova and please don’t offend me”. He returned later and explained that he is “Moldovan as I am Transylvanian, Banatian, Oltean or Bukovinian, and his mother was from Tecuci. “So far be it from me to offend anyone. I see that a joke I made in Timişoara was interpreted and some are trying to make political speculation about it. It was nothing pejorative. If someone felt offended, I apologize, that’s not what I wanted”, added the PSD leader.
