NEW PRIME MINISTER LAYS OUT POLICY GOALS IN FIRST INTERVIEWJune 4th 5464
Prime Minister AndreescuČahtica: Newly elected Prime Minister Teodor Andreescu sat down with Deltarac Prava Vijest in his first interview since taking office. Andreescu, who was confirmed as Prime Minister following the victory of the DDU in the latest federal election, had been Defense minister for 12 years and deputy for 8 before assuming leadership of the party. His own faction within the DDU, the Hosian Democrats, have been reduced to a small but influential minority. But the election also marked a new chapter for Deltaria with the departure of 12 year incumbent Prime Minister Brozovic, with Andreescu now having to take the helm. With an end to Deltarian participation in the MSCO and new relationships being forged, how will Deltaria be led under this new administration?
Well, to be frank, i doubt that i will be miles off our former leader his policy platform. We worked together for multiple years and i have been inspired by his pragmatic style of governance. What i do think however is that we need more steadfast leadership, a clearer direction. That is what i seek to provide during this term
You mention you and Brozovic arent that differentn from one another. Will the problems that have occured during his term be adressed by your government?Ofcourse we will at least try. That is what government is all about. If you are asking me whether we will definitely solve our problems, im not a wizard and will thus not be able to magically vanish the problems we have. What i will do however is adress them and do what we can as a government to provide the needed solutions to our problems. Our problems, in my governments eyes, largely stem from our economic transformation that is still ongoing, with sectors like media growing while our traditional industrial base is shrinking. We need to give the workers that were previously employed in these sectors the support they need to bounce back, potentially into other sectors. Secondly a major problem continues to be our security, with my government to continue significant spending in the defense and security sphere to ensure we can adequately protect our populace
The DDU always boasts about the military and security. Isnt that just a ploy to distract people from the real problems the country faces?So you dont consider the safety of our people a real problem?
I wouldnt say tha....Let me say it like this. If our country cant defend itself. If we dont prevent subversive elements from gaining traction in our society, then what worth will our progress in economics have? If we built a new hospital but it gets bombed in a war in which we couldnt defend ourselves, what will that hospital achieve? Nothing. Security is everything and it thus remains a high priority for my government. Now if you ask me if i think we need to pump everything we have in security, ofcourse not, but we should not be idle and weak, we should be vigilant and strong
Thank you... for my last question i would like to be blunt. Many accuse your party, the DDU, of having created a one party state. Democracy is sometimes being questioned. Whats your response to that?If democratic parties merge into one, is that dictatorial? I dont think so. Our laws, institutions and constitution all permit the formation of new parties and the free and fair participation in the political process. The current situation we find ourselves in is ofcourse unique, in the last election my party was the only one that won seats. But if no other party organizes itself, people vote in mass on the DDU and our leadership is determined by free party wide elections, then how can you call that undemocratic? I fully encourage anyone seeking to launch their own party to do so, but i also believe that if it is the democratic will of the people to vote on one party and be satisfied, then who am i to stop that and force things in a certain direction?
Thank you for the interview Prime MinisterNo, thank YOU!