Romanian Social Democrats Want Woman PM In Next Elections

Romania’s leftist opposition Social Democratic Party leader Mircea Geoana said Thursday in the debate "Leader She. Creative leadership solutions for the 21st century", that the first step to having a majority of women in politics is having a woman prime minister come the next elections.

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Asked how he would feel in a society where the president is a woman and the government and parliament were to include only women, Geoana said he would feel discriminated. He added, however, that he doesn’t think Romania could reach such a dominant stage any time soon.

"To my mind, an easier first step would be to aim for a woman prime minister starting with the next elections (not this year’s parliamentary elections - e.n.),” Geoana said.

He added that if things go well, the competition for the country’s president will also be open to women for the next five-ten years.

On the current situation of women in Romanian politics, Geoana said “things are below average, as we have the only government in Europe with no female members.”

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