POT attacks George Simion / The party accuses him of opportunism and division

The Young People’s Party (POT) harshly attacked AUR leader George Simion in a statement issued after he accused the party led by Anamaria Gavrilă of being a “diversion” in the election. POT argues that the sovereignist electorate belongs to no single party and that differing options within this current are natural in a democratic society.

The party rejects the idea that POT votes would have automatically transferred to AUR if the party had not existed. According to the statement, some of its voters would have supported another candidate, while others would not have gone to the polls.

POT says that, in 2025, Anamaria Gavrilă and the party withdrew their own presidential candidacy to support Călin Georgescu. At the same time, the party accuses George Simion of avoiding debates abroad and of knowingly losing the election.

In the statement, POT describes the AUR leader as “an expired politician with no principles” and says that no serious party will ever form a governing coalition with him. The party says it is permanently distancing itself from George Simion, whom it accuses of opportunism, division and a lack of credibility. The reaction comes amid the deterioration of relations between the former allies, who previously appeared together in support of Călin Georgescu.