Tudor Chirilă criticizes Nicușor Dan after journalist Ovidiu Vanghele was banned from Cotroceni

Tudor Chirilă publicly criticized President Nicușor Dan and asked him to apologize after journalist Ovidiu Vanghele was denied access to press conferences at Cotroceni Palace. The artist claims that the decision violates the right to information and represents the use of the presidential office against a critical journalist.

The message was published on Facebook after the press conference held by Nicușor Dan on Tuesday evening. According to the account, Vanghele asked the president about prosecutor general Cristina Chiriac’s vote in the Prosecutors’ Section of the SCM. Instead of answering, the head of state allegedly told him that he had already ordered that his access be banned, citing insults directed at the president.

Chirilă accused Nicușor Dan of moving closer to the PSD, abandoning his electoral promises, and contributing to the political crisis through his failure to react to the party’s actions. The artist argued that the president should accept even harsh criticism and answer journalists’ questions, rather than sanctioning them for the opinions they express. He compared the decision to the practices of Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán and asked him to publicly answer the question posed by Vanghele. Chirilă concluded the message by saying that he does not want Nicușor Dan to win a second term.