The candidate for the capital's mayoralty, Ana Ciceală, stated that President Nicușor Dan did not ask her to withdraw from the race for the Capital's Mayor, emphasizing that she would not make such a request. Ciceală mentioned that their relationship is very good, having a ten-year collaboration in Nicușor Dan's team and at the Capital's Mayor's Office, where she was the president of the Environment Committee. Regarding a recent photo of Cătălin Drulă with Nicușor Dan, Ciceală avoided commenting, mentioning that these are just campaign actions. She also emphasized that Drulă did not ask her to withdraw and suggested that the discussions around the candidacies are more likely internal negotiations between candidates. Ciceală reaffirmed her commitment to collaborating with Nicușor Dan on projects for Bucharest.
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