Mircea Abrudean says PNL is recovering debts and penalties, not launching a settling of scores

Senate President Mircea Abrudean says that PNL has begun procedures to recover amounts related to unpaid invoices and contracts concluded without observing the party’s statute. The move seeks to establish responsibility for the accumulated debts and does not represent, the liberal says, a settling of scores.

The statements were made on Monday, November 9, after PNL’s National Political Bureau unanimously approved the initiation of procedures to recover the money. Abrudean said that no specific names were discussed, although former party leaders such as Nicolae Ciucă, Lucian Bode and Rareș Bogdan are among those mentioned in the public sphere.

PNL Senate leader Daniel Fenechiu explained that the party’s 2017 statute required central leadership approval for expenses exceeding 10,000 lei incurred by county organizations. Four branches allegedly have debts arising from contracts concluded without this approval.

Some contracts provide for penalties ranging from 0.5% to 1% per day, while debts accumulated during the campaign allegedly increased by 300%. An audit has been conducted, and the individuals concerned could be taken to court if they do not contribute to resolving the situation.

Separately, PNL must repay 14 million lei to the state after definitively losing its case against the Permanent Electoral Authority concerning Nicolae Ciucă’s 2024 presidential campaign.