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Romanian Social Democrat Leader Geoana Considers Running For President – Sources

Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana is considering running for president in the 2009 elections and will make a decision after March 15, when the party expects the results of an opinion poll, sources within the Social Democratic Party told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.
Romanian Social Democrat Leader Geoana Considers Running For President - Sources
27 ian. 2009, 16:41, English

They said Geoana told party leaders he is considering running for president, but hasn’t yet made a decision. They added a national opinion poll has already been ordered and its results are due in the upcoming months.
 
Several local party leaders in the country’s eastern region of Moldavia urged Geoana to run for president later this year, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Sunday. They also said Geoana neither refused their suggestion, nor did he say he would run for president.
 
According to the same sources, the Social Democratic Party plans to order an opinion poll to establish which of potential candidates for the position of head of state would have the best shot in the elections.
 
According to the party’s statute, the candidate for president is voted by the party’s congress.