Sorin Grindeanu, interim leader of PSD, stated that a common PNL-USR candidate for the Bucharest mayoralty could isolate PSD and destabilize the coalition.

Grindeanu emphasized that PSD does not oppose a common candidate from the coalition, but warns that a collaboration between PNL and USR that excludes PSD could lead to political instability and even the breaking of the coalition. He specified that the elections for Bucharest are a separate case and that any attempt to marginalize PSD would indicate a lack of willingness to collaborate. Grindeanu stressed the importance of unity in the coalition to avoid negative consequences.