Cătălin Drulă, the USR candidate, rules out withdrawal from the elections and attacks the PNL polls, emphasizing that the only real poll is the one at the ballot box.

Cătălin Drulă, the USR candidate, stated that he will not withdraw from the electoral race, asserting that he entered the competition to win. He criticized the polls presented by PNL, considering them falsified and emphasizing that the only poll that matters is the one at the ballot box. Drulă mentioned that there is great enthusiasm for his project and highlighted the importance of democratic elections, refusing to allow the withdrawal of other candidates. He also recalled the trauma of the annulment of previous elections and emphasized the need for constructive debates about budgets and urban planning, instead of personal attacks. Drulă called for a project-based approach and discussions, not political tactics.